Spending a Day Back in My Old Kitchen. Can I handle the heat?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- It’s been a while since I’ve worked a service in a busy kitchen. Last weekend, I went back to my old stomping ground at ST. ALi in Melbourne, Australia to see how long I could last back on the pass. Thanks to the everyone at ST. ALi for letting me get in the way during a hectic weekend breakfast shift. Cheers to the baristas who kept me caffeinated.
Love longer format videos! The longer the better of showing restaurant cooking. To many channels do home food. Not enough channels doing restaurant style food!! Love your channel!
Thanks 🙏
As a chef myself, it’s great to see a true representation of a real kitchen environment during service. Big props
hey chef,wanted to know is the life of a chef terrible?Like long hours,no vacation minimum wage?Will i have the same fun cooking in restaurant as i have in home?
@@ko-kf2nu Hey usually the chef life is really hard because as you mentioned before you will sacrifice mostly all of your free time 14-16hours shifts. I am coming from michelin restaurant backgrounds currently working in 3*** establishment and far from being chef . But if you are passionate enough and ready to sacrifice everything else for it then do it. Other than that it’s tough work with poorly paid labour unless you reach highest ranks like : Chef/Chef patron (owner.)
@@VantaBlackShorts totalement
@@VantaBlackShorts agree. I was a cook and my son is a chef. If my son asked me for advice I would've told him to be a hairdresser instead. If you're young and single it's all good but if you have a partner and young child it's hard. The pay isn't great but at the end of the day, you know how to cook to feed yourself, family and friends 😋
@@marilynschmidt6400 Agreed. As a single guy I cooked and cheffed for 25 years but got married later in life, had two boys and the chef life was not conducive to Family responsibilities. It did not work together, so here I am at 45 re-educating myself for the next 25 years. If my kids tell me that they want to chef, my advice also we be hell no. I taught you how to cook like a boss, now go get a job that will provide the time & consistency for your mate & family.
Man I live around the corner from this place. Feeling extra grateful after this video.
Love this. Reminds me of when Anthony Bourdain spent a day at his old haunts. Awesome to see chef really get down with those skills.
As a former chef, I kind of miss the rush of service, 26 years in the industry was good enough for me. Now I enjoy cooking for the most ruthless critics, my two young daughters 😅 covid lockdowns was the short-circuit I needed to get off that merry-go-round. I realised i missed out on alot of my family time especially when my girls were young. I'm now able to explore baking sourdough, making puff pastry, pies 🥧 And just plain experimenting. Good luck on your journey, Chef Andy 👨🍳
I have to say, even though im out of the kitchen these days, i still miss that rush of service, i mean, i dont miss it so much to ever go back, but its nice to watch a video or three of chefs doing their thing, its truely unique to work at speed but with intention and perfection.
love the longer videos and also love seeing pro cooks at the pass. such an insanely hard profession, as a humble home cook i'd probably be wheezing or dead by the end of a service. amazing work chef!
The noise of the ticket machine still gives me serious anxiety attacks. haha.
Hahahahaha
Haha I thought the same thing..
Sometimes I want to do a similar thing just jump back in a kitchen for a shift see if I survive, then I remember god no
It haunts my dreams
Exactly
The PTSD is real
I really like your videos because I can really see the tremendous amount of work you have done all these years and what really means being a cook. No holidays, extreme hard work, pressure all the time. I'm sincerely in awe. So much for those wannabe youtube chefs cooking from mother's basement. They wouldn't last an hour in a professional kitchen. Much Love from Italy
I really enjoy watching your videos. I'm learning about preparing foods from other areas of the world. Thanks 💜💜💜
Thanks for watching 🙏
I loved this video. This type of content Is amazing. I found you on tiktok but I love the longer form videos. Especially traveling around etc. As someone who just started as a chef I love your style and calmness
Been to St. Ali many times over the years and know how much volume it does. This was ambitious to say the least - good stuff! Loving the Melbourne content
The way you made those eggs actually blew my mind!! Well done, chef!
Thank you for showing off the amazing culinary delights in Melbourne. I think it’s the food capital of Australia. Great video!
Love your videos. Your passion shows through!
Also, that hamburger and chips dish looked like fire!!!!
Love the change of pace and everything with this video and your channel in general. Stoked for you
I’m so glad I’ve subscribed. This content is amazing!
And this is why you should appreciate your chefs ❤
Love the videos Andy. Really gets the desire back.
Cool to see you laugh and smile. Well done for jumping out the comfort zone man. Loved it!
Thanks a ton!
Great vid!! Used to live in melb, miss it so much. The food, and choice of food was unmatched for any city I've ever been to. Not to mention the coffee. Really like the vlog type format video too.
Hey Andy! I’m sure you don’t miss the pressure of working under that kind of pace. That’s the part of the restaurant biz that burns people out. I bet you’re happy to see that they weathered the Covid storm and are still alive and well. Cheers mate! 🍻
Beautiful video I love it always a joy hanging out with you chef Andy and Babe have a blessed day stay safe and healthy. 😋😋😋🙏❤🙏❤🙏
Your content is top tier please don’t stop Andy. Fantastic video love how you appreciate the hard work that no one else understands is hard work. Awesome stuff man
I’m from Melbourne and moved to Sydney in 2012. The nostalgia for me by watching these videos is incredible. I’m only mildly jealous 😀
Excellent to see you at work chef. Thank you. Love your channel.
As a former chef myself, props to you. But the sound of the ticket machine still sends a shiver down my spine. 🤣
This was so wonderful to watch so satisfying. I am a recovering commercial cook. (IYKYK!). Andy’s videos inspire me to want to cook again!
Thanks for honoring the kitchen staff, most customers don't realize how hard they work in the back. I try to frequently give the kitchen staff thanks for what they do.
I love your field trips when you take us in a day of your life. Living in the US, it's so cool to see another country and their cultures. You and Babe are my top 3 people to watch on social media 🙂
Great video!! Kitchens are, hot, fast paced and they work LONG hours on their feet. Did miss seeing the pups.
Thanks for the longer format keep up the cool videos
I made your Butter Chicken tonight, and it was amazing. I've made several of your recipes and they've all been huge successes. Keep up the great work. I've subscribed to keep trying the recipes you share. Thank you.
Welcome back to Melbourne. Hope I can see by chance to say hi 🙋♂️
Really awesome to see Andy in action!😁👌
Love your channel and tips to cook better and easier. Greatings from Portugal...
It's always interesting that there are so many different restaurants operating around the world and how so many things can be so different yet feel so familiar.
dont miss a busy pass! I leave the nostalgia to you!
Your a a very versatile chef. Nice channel.
I appreciate that!
New favourite channel!!! Love a humble man who is a master as his craft!
Thoroughly enjoyed tagging along. It’s eye opening to watch a pass in real time almost .. you did well for a being a little out of practice! At least you kept your head in the heat. :)
That burger looked amazing. Like I’ve never seen a restaurant make such a good burger!
Seriously? You need to get out more mate.
@@durianepicurean was about to say the same
@@durianepicurean I’m a chef… I get out a lot. America has terrible looking food.
@@durianepicurean America has terrible presentation. The way he presented it looked amazing. Idk what y’all on about.
@@yrbelite8450 I was also a chef and I've been to Texas. Have to say the burgers in Texas are the best I've ever seen.
Awesome Andy, I fellow Kiwi who lived in Melbourne. Spent 3.5 years from 2000. Great city awesome food, I loved taking my kids Victoria market, great verges, meat, fish, cheese and wine
Very cool!
Love it Chef. I’m with you brother. At my age I would not be able to keep up, been off the line for way too long 😩. I do miss it though. But in my day I was unstoppable and fast lol. At 62 I have definitely slowed down 😥.
appereciate this type of content chec. great job!
This is very cool. Thanks for sharing!
You are the best chef ever.
Tried to finish, but the minute I heard the wheel print I had flashbacks. I certainly don't miss that sound
Andy you are ALWAYS so gracious in everything you do ! I mean …removing yourself from the kitchen ! Just love that 🤣🤣. Great vid bud thanks 👍👍
GREAT video
You’re a champ brother! Love your content.
I don’t know how I found you Andy, BUT I LOVE YOUR CONTENT ❤️❤️💕
Andy you guy’s got this just like riding a bicycle you got the skill you gave it a hell of a try…
Best Omelette ive ever seen at the beginning
Great video
Really sick episode! More of these! 🤘
Never thought to cook scramble egg in this way - less messier and looks nicer! Gotta try this in future 😍
That's not scamble egg. It's an omelette.
Scrambled it is, in a fancy way 😅
Andy awesome…well done mate… keep it coming
WE JUST LOVE YOU Andy!!
Loved this episode, please do more like this
Great video, at one point though, I thought I saw an avacado with about $17,000 worth of lettuce on top.
Keep up the good work.
💖💖💖...SUPER enjoyed this video...would love to see more...but NO! Lol...I'd miss all the humor and technique of the other vids. Ahhhhh, keep it all coming...you n Babe rock! 👍🤗💖
This is a cool video thank you!
First time see how to cook egg like this. Beautiful!
Thanks for this! I’ve always wanted to work as a chef or line cook, but my disability prevents that so it’s cool to be able to “walk in your shoes” so to speak.
This was nice to see your old stomping ground! And thank you for showing us China town 🙌🏽
I’m heading into town today. Gonna have me some fried mackerel dumpling. Used to work around the corner on Bourke. Great vid again
Love the Long format!
Thank you for supporting Asian establishments, as a Asian from America it’s been hard for us since the pandemic we all the hate against us.
thanks for the look at the restaurant Chef! Started watching from the Shorts but it seems like you’re made for the camera. Much love from Chicago.
Nice to watch whilst sipping on my St Ali Wide Awake coffee 👍
The Vegemite on the pass..... GOLD
i used to run the breakfast line in a busy steak house type restaurant, Sunday morning we had a line up out the front door from 9 am when church let out until i got off shift at 3 .. back then i had a 9 burner stove top 1 had poaching water going and the other 8 did omelets. 2 other cooks were on shift. 1 on grill doing potatoes, meats, pancakes and the other did breads and was the gopher covering anywhere needed. I retired 15 years ago now and am happy I an manage to make 1 omelets at a time.. I dont know how the heck I ever managed 8 at a time while also juggling poached eggs, calling orders and plating but somehow I did . .. It's intimidating going back online after being out for a while... much respect Andy..
Great Video Chef, I’m currently trying to get myself a mature age Apprenticeship as a Chef and I’m really motivated by your videos.
I just became a chef at age 35. Do it. You wont regret
@@AotearoaChef dont chef work long hours with low salary?Do you enjoy it?Is it worth it?
@@ko-kf2nu it can be long hours but depends where you work. In New Zealand and Australia there is huge demand so we can get more money. I love it, i was a banker earning huge money but i was miserable. So i would rather have less money but enjoy what i do
Absolutely loved this video
Love the travel videos!
Really enjoyed this. 👍
Mad because I’m just now getting suggested this. This is awesome.
Probs said it before but my fav channel by far mate 👌
I watched your channel grow from 20k subs to 700k subs in a matter of weeks. Love the content. Haven't liked so many videos in such a small amount of time.
Definitely love the split perspective, home and fine dining. Keep it up!
St Ali is not fine dining mate. It's a very casual cafe.
Keep up the great content buddy! 1M subs in no time
So cool, chef! Thanks
Thank you for recommending ShanDong MaMa. Had some delicious fried dumplings yesterday. Will go there again.
St Ali = legendary status 👏🏽
Looks like a good trip to Melbourne. Thanks for sharing.
Your always mine and the wife best chef love watching all your videos
Man. Motivated AF RN
First time I've seen that omelette technique. Fantastic!
My office is 500mtrs from St. Ali. I'll be heading there tomorrow for lunch. With all the lockdowns and bother of the last couple of years, I've still never been there.
omg that egg technique made the perfect soft omeletty / scrambly egg .. thank you for showing that off
I really love your videos especially this format! You and your lovely wife make such a cool team. Thanks for sharing! 💖
Before you left I assume you were a head chef, but awesome to see you try to work at your old joint, surprised they let you take charge. Love the videos.
I've eaten there before. Was a great feed and the coffee was 😍😍
Awesome. Fun video 👍
Love your honesty bro and your skill set keep up the mean mahi
Nice seeing places I’ve not been in Melbourne. One for next visit if they still there.
Watching your videos I want to become a chef at the age of 34 . Never to late I hope :) Greetings from Belgrade, Serbia
Andy that was great!
I used to live in South Melbourne and without a doubt St Ali was and probably still is one of the best cafe's in Melbourne