Lately, I’ve been going through a bit of a career crisis.  Sometimes I wonder if I should have just gone to business school and worked my way up through management until I make a bunch of money and have a beach house somewhere (That’s how it works, right?).  But then I realized, Dammit Chris!  You love your job!  Think of all the cool stuff you get to do every day!  So I made a list:

-First and foremost, I get to play with knives and fire all day.  It’s like a 12 year old boy’s dream come true.

-I get to cut up dead animals.

-I wear a cool jacket with a pocket on the sleeve.

-Sometimes I get to drink beer while on the clock.

-There’s Foie Gras everywhere.

-I don’t really have to watch my mouth.  Expletives galore!

-I can eat pretty much whatever I want.

-Most of my time is spent turning things that are inedible/not tasty into things that are edible/delicious.

-There’s neat tools all over the kitchen.

-I don’t have to do my own dishes.

-We have passionate arguments about which salad green is the best (I’m in the mizuna camp).

-I get to do all this, make awesome food and they’re paying me for it.

All in all, it’s not a bad gig.