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TIL most restaurant kitchens in my city still use recipes written on napkins and random scraps of paper
I was looking through old files at work yesterday and found a bunch of recipes passed down from a chef who retired 12 years ago. They were all on napkins, torn notebook pages, even a pizza box lid. I thought we had everything digitized by now but NO. My sous chef told me that's just how it is around here, nobody bothers to type 'em up unless someone leaves. Made me wonder how many good family recipes get lost when people move on. Has anyone else run into this?
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taylor.amy27d ago
Oh wow, that is SO relatable! I actually read an article a while back about how some famous restaurant dishes got their start on random scraps of paper. Apparently the recipe for the original burger at a well-known chain was scribbled on a napkin in a bar. It's wild how those little messy notes end up holding the soul of a place. I bet your old files are a treasure trove, even if they're just coffee-stained and hard to read.
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jessica_hall4927d ago
And my handwriting is basically a doctor's prescription. I swear I once found a note to myself that said "add pinch of death" and couldn't figure out if it was a spice blend or a warning. Half my recipe cards look like a crime scene with all the splatters. But you're right, there's probably some hidden gems in there. Just gotta hope I don't accidentally recreate a failed science experiment from 2008.
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