Advice for my first stage
I’ve never worked in a real kitchen (other than fast food when I was a teenager). But I’ve just landed a stage at a high-end restaurant. I love to cook and I’ve hosted multi-course dinner parties out of my apartment for 10-15 people, but I’m entirely self taught.
I’m doing this stage because I’m considering a career in the restaurant industry and I think this will be a good test. But I need some advice for how to succeed. Considering that I’ve never worked in a kitchen (and the chef knows that) will I be expected to bring any equipment with me? I own a few knives and some of the other basic stuff you would find in a knife roll.
Also I imagine I won’t be given any difficult tasks at first, but I have like a week or two before the stage, are there any techniques in particular I should try to dial in beforehand?
Any advice is welcome, I’m super new to this but have been cooking my whole life and I’m excited to see what it’s like behind the scenes of a nice restaurant.