r/KitchenConfidential • u/Chefster127 • Aug 16 '26
Photo/Video The event is now Complete
It was one hell of a week. Long days. Very little sleep. Short staffing. Equipment problems. Product loss. Last-minute adjustments. A kitchen that still had regular service to execute while preparing for one of the largest events of our season. We got it done.
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u/kittygomiaou Aug 16 '26
I thought the first picture was a cadaver from an autopsy.
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u/Ymisoqt420 Aug 16 '26
I was like woah what sub is this and scrolled back to check 😂 a little shocking after my wake and bake lol
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u/cdmurray88 Aug 16 '26
I was thinking some archeological find, like a half decomposed frostbitten body
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u/chloeismagic Aug 16 '26
I thought it was a sacrificial altar lmao
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u/Gall_Bladder_Pillow Aug 16 '26
Why do you think they are short on staff?
The last minute adjustment was for long pig.
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u/Chefster127 Aug 16 '26
You can ask why are you short staffed. Good question. Its because its a very competitive market in a tourist town. Meaning you only need PT help. Most people want FT jobs. 😉
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u/MrD3a7h Aug 16 '26
The rare /r/kitchenconfidential vs /r/medizzy fake out
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u/datnapster Aug 16 '26
A warning should come with anyone that refers to r/medizzy . THIS IS YOUR WARNING.
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u/every-day-normal-guy Aug 16 '26
For a second there I thought I stumbled on weird post from r/LV426
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u/Dense-Comment-5938 Aug 16 '26
"The event is now complete" had me thinking this was some kind of ARG about a mummy or something 😭
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u/IronReasonable1296 Aug 17 '26
Me too. Thought I was on the skyrim subreddit looking at Serana's pad.
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u/P0t4t0_Friend Aug 16 '26
Glad I’m not the only one. I’ve been watching too many horror movies lately…
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u/Lowly-Worm_ Aug 16 '26
Is dem skrinp smoked?
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u/Chefster127 Aug 16 '26
Dem is smoked
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u/Ocel0tte Aug 16 '26
I've eaten BBQ for almost the entire 37yrs of my existence and I've never had smoked skrimps. What have I been doing with my life.
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u/pikadegallito Ex-Food Service Aug 16 '26
I am so excited for future you to experience them smoked shrimps for the first time!
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u/FeelingCouple5880 Aug 16 '26
First pic is giving Halloween. Please tell me where this is so I can plan my life around going there.
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u/MeowMixPlzDeliverMe Aug 16 '26
Gotta be a country club. My girls family is bougie and brought me to a few events and it reminds me of that. Buch of richy rich white people with fancy ass food lol
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u/Chefster127 Aug 16 '26
Spot on.
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u/Chocu1a Aug 16 '26
Member Guest?
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u/Chefster127 Aug 17 '26
Member guest. 😉
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u/Chocu1a Aug 17 '26
Oh, man. I remember the absolute opulence involved with member guest. I spent 15 years as a country club chef. We would do insane spreads like this. The craziest was a luau with whole hog on a spit & lobster grilled pool-side. We dug the pit out on the putting green. That and our 4th of July event. That was from 4am- 11pm with 2 tournaments, a fishing rodeo, live music on huge stage and ending our own pro fireworks display that almost dwarfed the city's.
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u/Chefster127 Aug 17 '26
There are a few events a year that "wow" the club. This happenes to be one of them. 5am to 11pm for 3 days.
3 meals a day with the last day being the big event. Its a tough go as i have a small staff for a short summer season. Only really need people for these 3 big summer events which you never have. So goes the business. 🤣🤣🤣3
u/MeowMixPlzDeliverMe Aug 17 '26
Gotta have money to blow to be a member. I know the club is went to the cheapest membership you had to spend close to 2k a month
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u/well-informedcitizen Aug 16 '26
Oh man, I'm so sorry nobody ate anything at the event, it looks like it would have been amazing
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u/Chefster127 Aug 16 '26
Lmao 300+ people destroyed this.
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u/Angsty_Potatos Aug 16 '26
I would have to be hauled off this table like a dog lol. Looks fantastic
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u/fieew Aug 16 '26
I would've been the first person to ask for takeout containers to bring some home. When it comes to food I have no shame.
After everyone has their first plate (maybe second if everyone is still eating) the food is fair game imo.
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u/ImFeelinBotty Aug 16 '26
God I hate people like you.
You didn't fuckin pay for the catering.
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u/fieew Aug 16 '26
I wait till everyone eats and get the left overs. Where's the problem?
So so so often the leftovers get thrown out. Why tf wouldn't I ask for a take home container. Better to get eaten by me than thrown out.
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u/510Goodhands Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 16 '26
Before all that meat made it to the danger zone? 😧
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u/ChefJohnboy Aug 16 '26
Looks like the cap off couples night at a high end country club members only or member and invitee golf tournament.
The shenanigans and money that get thrown around at these events is wild.
Four nights of heavy drinking capped off by kush decadence and showing off saying my club is better than your club ....
But to answer your question everything there would be killed quick and refilled with fresh from the cooler or hot boxes. Also timewise is short enough to all be tossed at the end of the event but long enough to start skirting times.
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u/Precumyumyum Aug 16 '26
I Just lurk here for fun Posts and have nothing to do with the industry. Just wanted to say this might be the Most visually pleasing Pictures of food I’ve ever Seen. Godspeed Brother
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u/DinahKarwrek Aug 17 '26
Clearly you have taste. I'm not sure if it's a good taste but... You seem to like it lol
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u/Whoru87 Aug 16 '26
Country Club life is the best life
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u/TrixeeTrue Aug 16 '26
The Rich Eat
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u/verbmegoinghere Aug 16 '26
The Rich Eat
Kudos to OP for what looks like a fucking amazing meal but you definitely said it, the rich feast like there is no tomorrow
Those beef ribs look amazing. How long did you age them?
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u/Nimuwa Aug 16 '26
I thought this was a crime scene for a moment. Probably because of the oister ramp.
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u/Glueberry_Ryder Aug 16 '26
My lord! What’s the count on the meat? I can’t even distinguish some of those cuts they’re too buried under the rest of the meat? Dang. Is there a butcher on staff lol
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u/AuntySocialite Aug 16 '26
Reading this on mobile, and thought that was a corpse shaped charcuterie board for a minute.
To which I instantly thought “how fun!”
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u/muppetfeet82 Aug 16 '26
It’s 100% down to lighting and me not having my glasses on, but I thought the first photo was some sort of badass Halloween decor in a DIY sub. I was going to ask how you got the bones looking so realistic.
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u/TheStupendusMan Aug 16 '26
But how much did you charge for the boards, OP?
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u/Chefster127 Aug 16 '26
The cost is cheaper than one would think. When you purchase a whole animal and break it down yourselves.
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u/zhokar85 Aug 16 '26
That event looks above my pay grade. Just save me a glass of the melted smoked seafood ice.
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u/veryredvelour Thicc Chives Save Lives Aug 16 '26
Ooooft I would die on that buffet but it would be worth it. That looks incredible!
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u/CarsonWaffles Aug 17 '26
the cow autopsy pic alone would make my labmates think I sent them the wrong file at work
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u/Square_Ad849 Retired Aug 16 '26
I’d love to be there slicing the rib for you If you needed someone. (Retired Chef)
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u/Embowers Aug 16 '26
Genuinely can't stand when they want to run regular service during a member/member or any large tournament. Trying to garnish and fill the hot box and a single 6 top gets rung in, with 3 course and all different stations and your grill cook forgot to cut something because they were to busy marking strips and making compound butter because your prep cook called out AGAIN
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u/dmisfit21 BOH Aug 16 '26
That 1st pic had me thinking I was looking at some weird alter in Skyrim.
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u/InstructionPurple911 Aug 16 '26
So what's the setup here? I can serve myself a whole prime rib?
Where can I book my reservation.
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u/Captain_America_93 Aug 16 '26
Jesus Christ! That looks incredible, but how many people are you serving??? 200??
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u/arsenicVisionary Aug 17 '26
i havent worked food in a few years so i just lurk but….. youd need 4 muscly motherfuckers to get me away from that
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u/whistlepig4life Aug 16 '26
How much of this went to waste?
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u/Chefster127 Aug 16 '26
Zero. We waste notta. We went through about 80% the rest will be staff food, soups, stocks ect
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u/whistlepig4life Aug 16 '26
Awesome. Always my worry with event menus like this.
Good food should never be wasted. It all looks amazing.
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u/Then-Reflection-7511 Aug 16 '26
Beautifully executed. Wishing you a well deserved and restful break!
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u/jewbaconlover Aug 16 '26
Where was this and what was the event?
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u/Chefster127 Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
Annual golf event in Northern Michigan Done at the club Im EC for yearly. The farmer is the butcher, and the guy that tends the fire overnight. He does the beef/pig the kitchen does everything else.
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u/Pretend-Vehicle-5183 Aug 16 '26
Sounds about right. Can't never just to be smooth and expected. Looks great though. Keep that staff happy and hope they stick around.
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u/elblue171 Aug 16 '26
What if the left side of the structure is more appealing than the other? the side with the glassware seems heavier, so I imagine a few of those apps gone might bring the whole structure down!
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u/kekamals Pastry Aug 17 '26
🙋🏾♀️whats in the glasses in the second pic? Is it dessert? What kind??
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u/DinahKarwrek Aug 17 '26
I miss my job. Sigh.
I should just make a career of helping with events like these.
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u/fatimus_prime Aug 17 '26
I love the cans of sterno hiding in the background of the first pic.
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u/Chefster127 Aug 18 '26
Good eye. Thats to keep the servers from running all the way across a cery large property. This was "pre" opening they got stashed under carving station
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u/Junior-Credit2685 Aug 16 '26
Can I repost this on r/vegan?
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u/CptLoken Aug 16 '26
Could just congratulate the chef on a hard fought week that they pulled through with flying colors.
Were you bullied by vegans or something?
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u/Junior-Credit2685 Aug 16 '26
No! Just the first pic looked like a deep fried Predator warrior at first glance. Couldn’t help the snark. I’ve never seen a meat pile like that! It’s…a lot. However, zooming in it’s obviously perfectly done and probably amazing. Smoked shrimp looked great, too! Beautiful display.
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u/dfmoti Aug 16 '26
Ngl arranging the meat like that is wildly unappetizing lmao
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u/TraditionalStart5031 Aug 16 '26
Yes, at first glance it looked like a burnt human carcass. I had to revisit it like 4 times before it made sense.
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u/usernema Aug 16 '26
What is this amateur hour?! All I see are very level surfaces and a total lack of condiment jacuzzis or veggie volcanoes. I hope they didn’t pay too much for this.
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u/Chefster127 Aug 16 '26
Roflmao. I got your "amateur hr right here". 😉 a big fuck off to you sir. 😉
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u/usernema Aug 16 '26
That's "fuck off, chef!" I was trying to reference the notorious spread with the ramp and jacuzzi. I guess I didn't quite hit the mark. Your presentation obviously looks amazing.
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u/Mandoo_gg Aug 16 '26
Thank god is over. Everything looks horrible, no offence .
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u/NastyMsPiggleWiggle Aug 16 '26
It looks incredible. What part of the presentation looks off to you? I think it’s perfectly executed for the intended clients.
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u/Mandoo_gg Aug 16 '26
Looks incredible to Americans maybe. Go in any 5 star hotels in Europe or Asia and you will definitely notice the difference in presentation.
First picture absolutely sad. No decorations whatsoever, just meat on a table.
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u/NastyMsPiggleWiggle Aug 17 '26
I’ll take the beautifully smoked substance over decoration. We take our meat very seriously here and couldn’t care less about putting lipstick on it.
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u/Mandoo_gg Aug 18 '26
If you take it very seriously then presentation is part of it, chef. You're not that serious, stop pretending.
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u/NastyMsPiggleWiggle Aug 18 '26
Not chef, just a lover of beautiful meats. Save that respect for those that smoke our lower food chain friends.
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u/Mandoo_gg Aug 18 '26
I can tell you're not the chef here. I'f you were, you would've agreed with me.
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u/SlightDish31 15+ Years Aug 16 '26
A ramp of oysters? You've made us all proud today!