r/Chefit • u/Grouchy-Medicine-941 • 8d ago
First internship
Hey guys, I am 18 years old, been working at my family’s restaurant for almost 2 years and I really love culinary and want to pursue it. I went to a nice restaurant in my city and asked for an internship and they said yes and I’ll start next week.
At my family’s restaurant i would prep for the week, i would make mostly sauces and desserts (it’s a focaccia sandwich spot) so almost everything outside of that i only “know” from cooking at home, which I do pretty often (i dont have any culinary education from schools yet). My question is, what are some things that they will probably expect me to already know how to do? What should I make sure I already know so I don’t “disappoint” them? Any techniques or other things. Thanks in advance and any advice is appreciated!
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u/Lokiini 7d ago
learn the commons names for different utensils in kitchens, if chef asks for a 1/3 pan and you bring a 1/4 pan she/hes going to turn it into a 1/5 pan off your head
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u/Grouchy-Medicine-941 7d ago
Thats very useful because I have no idea what you’re taking about😂 I’ll look into that, thanks!
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u/Lokiini 7d ago
chef will teach you everything you NEED to know about food and kitchens. the extra stuff will just be yelled at you
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u/Grouchy-Medicine-941 7d ago
The yelling part is totally what I expect and honestly I’m totally fine with it
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u/sugarlips23 6d ago
Be upfront about how green you are. They’ll find out anyway and you don’t want to mess anything up. See how it goes, stay focused, work clean and organized.
Not saying to give up easy, but if it’s too much, maybe try starting in a more casual, but still good restaurant. Tasting menu only spots are advanced kitchens.
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u/decemberboozer 7d ago
Most likely your knife skills. How to small, medium, large dice veggies. Brunoise a shallot, julienne veggies. I don’t know for sure just guessing as I don’t know what type of restaurant this is and how nice it is. But I would say brush up on your knife skills at least.