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Why New York chefs cook staff meal first: the kitchen's own dinner, explained
Before the first customer sits down, the kitchen feeds itself. Staff meal is the daily ritual that shows who a chef really is.
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What a chef stage taught them: how New York cooks use short stints to change direction
The unpaid tryout shift has a second life as a deliberate career move — here's what a stage actually teaches, and when it's worth the trade.