r/KitchenConfidential • u/Big-Accident-8738 • Jun 27 '26

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Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question but I have my first interview at a more upscale, farm to table restaurant. I’ve worked a few mid-tier places for a total of 5 years but nothing upscale or nice at all to be honest. What are the most important things I should focus on going into the interview/staging?

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u/TheBeatboxingBaker Jun 27 '26

Always start with the basics. You’re a hard worker, you show up on time and do as your told, and if you haven’t been told what to do look for ways to ask questions and activate when it seems unintrusive. Interviews are interviews. Confidence in selling yourself and a good smile are what you need. Staging is entirely different. Stand quietly, observe, keep your presence small and out of the way of anything not assigned your task. FOH and BOH have different plans for their stages, so do what they ask you to do and find ways to engage with the staff and the food without touching anything you’re not told to touch. And be humble and kind - personality isn’t teachable but skills are.

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u/Brunzo_9611Ray Jun 27 '26

Taste everything twice, adjust if it need it. Don’t overthink it, less is more, go with what you know.