Teamwork

It's amazing how teamwork can always be a catalyst for success in every job. After spending my first two weekends in a kitchen ever- it was very evident that with teamwork, the kitchen runs a lot smoother. It was amazing to see the Saturday dinner rush with no yelling, screaming and very few f* bombs being dropped.
The dynamic was amazing.
Here is a little idea of what happens: The ticket comes in and the order is requested to be picked up- the expediter calls it out the order. The grill guy gets the meats out of his reach in below his station- seasons and passes the meats that the saute guy needs to saute and starts grilling whatever needs to be grilled. The 3rd position saute guy gets the plates under the salamander to heat up- starts sauteing whatever he needs as well (often the veg or starch on the plate). Within 3-4 minutes a symphony of foods come streaming down on the 8-9 plates in front of them with each person contributing their part of the plate onto each plate. Mind you, another three orders in the same fashion have been called out in the 3-4 minutes it takes to finish cooking the food from the first order. No one bumps into each other- no one says " where's the sauce" or " can you put garnish on that" or " what the hell are you doing???". It's all unspoken and automatic. The amount of cooperation that goes into running the line is more impressive then the amount of cooperation that is required to fund a mortgage loan.
If only home loans could run like the kitchen line... I may not need to be on prilosec and nalprexone!
I have to give mad props to those guys working the line. It's non stop grinding for at least 4 hours. I understand why they say now- if you can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen!!!