I’ve been cooking 30 years I know I don’t look that old I’m young but I have
don’t look that old I’m young but I have
don’t look that old I’m young but I have 30 years in the hospitality I think
30 years in the hospitality I think
30 years in the hospitality I think about that for a minute 14 years old
about that for a minute 14 years old
about that for a minute 14 years old 14 years old it was my first job what
14 years old it was my first job what
14 years old it was my first job what I’d like to talk about a little bit
I’d like to talk about a little bit
I’d like to talk about a little bit tonight is hospitality pressures fails
tonight is hospitality pressures fails
tonight is hospitality pressures fails and successes all due to pressure I want
and successes all due to pressure I want
and successes all due to pressure I want to open your eyes a little bit to my
to open your eyes a little bit to my
to open your eyes a little bit to my worlds the world that one in five
worlds the world that one in five
worlds the world that one in five Americans have worked in at one point in
Americans have worked in at one point in
Americans have worked in at one point in their life that’s hospitality any way
their life that’s hospitality any way
their life that’s hospitality any way shape or form it’s a lot of people
pressures of hospitality can be pretty
pressures of hospitality can be pretty pretty brutal I’d like to kind of start
pretty brutal I’d like to kind of start
pretty brutal I’d like to kind of start with my first job and how I fell in love
with my first job and how I fell in love
with my first job and how I fell in love with what I’m saying is a brutal
with what I’m saying is a brutal
with what I’m saying is a brutal industry 14 years old
industry 14 years old
industry 14 years old mom I want a dirt bike she said go get a
mom I want a dirt bike she said go get a
mom I want a dirt bike she said go get a job said what’s that don’t you buy that
job said what’s that don’t you buy that
job said what’s that don’t you buy that for me she said okay son
for me she said okay son
for me she said okay son so as my mom was a single mother raising
so as my mom was a single mother raising
so as my mom was a single mother raising two boys can imagine on that went
two boys can imagine on that went
two boys can imagine on that went we’re both knuckleheads and all we want
we’re both knuckleheads and all we want
we’re both knuckleheads and all we want to do is beat each other up so she said
to do is beat each other up so she said
to do is beat each other up so she said all right we’re gonna go to school
all right we’re gonna go to school
all right we’re gonna go to school you’re gonna get your working papers I’m
you’re gonna get your working papers I’m
you’re gonna get your working papers I’m gonna go to town hall these are the days
gonna go to town hall these are the days
gonna go to town hall these are the days and do all that stuff first job is in a
and do all that stuff first job is in a
and do all that stuff first job is in a restaurant washing dishes making salads
restaurant washing dishes making salads
restaurant washing dishes making salads okay I get dropped off on the bus
okay I get dropped off on the bus
okay I get dropped off on the bus three o’clock 3:30 three days a week
three o’clock 3:30 three days a week
three o’clock 3:30 three days a week work till 10 11 o’clock at night at 14
work till 10 11 o’clock at night at 14
work till 10 11 o’clock at night at 14 years old what I really remember most
years old what I really remember most
years old what I really remember most about this job was the one man that ran
about this job was the one man that ran
about this job was the one man that ran the whole entire thing the whole entire
the whole entire thing the whole entire
the whole entire thing the whole entire thing
thing
thing one man probably 45 50 seat restaurant
one man probably 45 50 seat restaurant
one man probably 45 50 seat restaurant new england-style I grew up in Plymouth
new england-style I grew up in Plymouth
new england-style I grew up in Plymouth mass I don’t know if my accent kicked in
mass I don’t know if my accent kicked in
mass I don’t know if my accent kicked in yet but this guy was just wrong
yet but this guy was just wrong
yet but this guy was just wrong these things out he’d have jethro tull
these things out he’d have jethro tull
these things out he’d have jethro tull blaring like nobody’s business in the
blaring like nobody’s business in the
blaring like nobody’s business in the background and he would just be a
background and he would just be a
background and he would just be a one-man show just doing so much stuff
one-man show just doing so much stuff
one-man show just doing so much stuff I’d help when I could but I was a 14
I’d help when I could but I was a 14
I’d help when I could but I was a 14 year old kid I didn’t know what to do I
year old kid I didn’t know what to do I
year old kid I didn’t know what to do I made salads and washed dishes
made salads and washed dishes
made salads and washed dishes this guy will just go and go and go and
this guy will just go and go and go and
this guy will just go and go and go and he never ever swarthy guy never said
he never ever swarthy guy never said
he never ever swarthy guy never said anything LLL never did anything mean
anything LLL never did anything mean
anything LLL never did anything mean never just just took it waitresses
never just just took it waitresses
never just just took it waitresses waitress managers everybody screaming
waitress managers everybody screaming
waitress managers everybody screaming out I missed that and the other thing
out I missed that and the other thing
out I missed that and the other thing and he would just go and go and go and
and he would just go and go and go and
and he would just go and go and go and go I was amazed I was hooked I get goose
go I was amazed I was hooked I get goose
go I was amazed I was hooked I get goose bumps I was hooked that moment that
bumps I was hooked that moment that
bumps I was hooked that moment that night that first night I saw this after
night that first night I saw this after
night that first night I saw this after that I was like man how’d you do that he
that I was like man how’d you do that he
that I was like man how’d you do that he said nobody can do it I can do he was
said nobody can do it I can do he was
said nobody can do it I can do he was just that confident again logos pumps
just that confident again logos pumps
just that confident again logos pumps look at that let’s fast forward a little
look at that let’s fast forward a little
look at that let’s fast forward a little bit
I’ve been 30 years since that day in
I’ve been 30 years since that day in this business
this business
this business I’ve been fortunate enough to put my
I’ve been fortunate enough to put my
I’ve been fortunate enough to put my nose to the grind do what I think is the
nose to the grind do what I think is the
nose to the grind do what I think is the right thing to do
right thing to do
right thing to do just tough tough tough unforgiving
just tough tough tough unforgiving
just tough tough tough unforgiving business sometimes probably a little
business sometimes probably a little
business sometimes probably a little reward except a personal self reward and
reward except a personal self reward and
reward except a personal self reward and that’s kind of the way I took things you
that’s kind of the way I took things you
that’s kind of the way I took things you are under a crazy amount of pressure but
are under a crazy amount of pressure but
are under a crazy amount of pressure but through that I was able to do a couple
through that I was able to do a couple
through that I was able to do a couple of good things through the next
of good things through the next
of good things through the next individual that I’m gonna talk about I
individual that I’m gonna talk about I
individual that I’m gonna talk about I was able to achieve I think through my
was able to achieve I think through my
was able to achieve I think through my ambition and talents I guess if you will
ambition and talents I guess if you will
ambition and talents I guess if you will to get my culinary status to where it
to get my culinary status to where it
to get my culinary status to where it needs to be but this one man taught me
needs to be but this one man taught me
needs to be but this one man taught me about pressure taught me how to
about pressure taught me how to
about pressure taught me how to decompose of pressure and how you can do
decompose of pressure and how you can do
decompose of pressure and how you can do that I met this man about eight years
that I met this man about eight years
that I met this man about eight years ago that face huh that says it all I
ago that face huh that says it all I
ago that face huh that says it all I don’t know if you know this show I don’t
don’t know if you know this show I don’t
don’t know if you know this show I don’t know if you know him it’s really not
know if you know him it’s really not
know if you know him it’s really not that bad of a guy
that bad of a guy
that bad of a guy but it’s called Hell’s Kitchen for a
but it’s called Hell’s Kitchen for a
but it’s called Hell’s Kitchen for a reason this man Chef Ramsay taught me
reason this man Chef Ramsay taught me
reason this man Chef Ramsay taught me lessons that I didn’t really know I knew
lessons that I didn’t really know I knew
lessons that I didn’t really know I knew or needed to know at the time I wasn’t
or needed to know at the time I wasn’t
or needed to know at the time I wasn’t going on the show to learn how to cook
going on the show to learn how to cook
going on the show to learn how to cook was on the show to win half a million
was on the show to win half a million
was on the show to win half a million dollars that’s why
dollars that’s why
dollars that’s why come on the show I knew how to cook but
come on the show I knew how to cook but
come on the show I knew how to cook but I didn’t know the lessons he was about
I didn’t know the lessons he was about
I didn’t know the lessons he was about to teach me for whatever reason he took
to teach me for whatever reason he took
to teach me for whatever reason he took to me then I’m on the show but then I
to me then I’m on the show but then I
to me then I’m on the show but then I don’t know first I don’t know how they
don’t know first I don’t know how they
don’t know first I don’t know how they do in that first couple episodes I broke
do in that first couple episodes I broke
do in that first couple episodes I broke my ankle they set out you got to go home
my ankle they set out you got to go home
my ankle they set out you got to go home I said no I’m not going home and come
I said no I’m not going home and come
I said no I’m not going home and come all this way to do this to go home they
all this way to do this to go home they
all this way to do this to go home they said all right well you got to be on
said all right well you got to be on
said all right well you got to be on meds I said no I’m not gonna be on meds
meds I said no I’m not gonna be on meds
meds I said no I’m not gonna be on meds give me some Tylenol give me a boot and
give me some Tylenol give me a boot and
give me some Tylenol give me a boot and I’ll be good you know like okay so I did
I’ll be good you know like okay so I did
I’ll be good you know like okay so I did that I signed off said okay let’s go do
that I signed off said okay let’s go do
that I signed off said okay let’s go do this so I went and I worked and I worked
this so I went and I worked and I worked
this so I went and I worked and I worked harder and I tried to work smarter and
harder and I tried to work smarter and
harder and I tried to work smarter and the whole point of the show is to put
the whole point of the show is to put
the whole point of the show is to put you into a situation where you just are
you into a situation where you just are
you into a situation where you just are not used to pressure you’re not used to
not used to pressure you’re not used to
not used to pressure you’re not used to things other than what you know you’re
things other than what you know you’re
things other than what you know you’re in a box and they push that box this way
in a box and they push that box this way
in a box and they push that box this way and that way and shut this off and throw
and that way and shut this off and throw
and that way and shut this off and throw this ingredient away and do this and do
this ingredient away and do this and do
this ingredient away and do this and do that to to see how you react under
that to to see how you react under
that to to see how you react under pressure I didn’t know that at the time
pressure I didn’t know that at the time
pressure I didn’t know that at the time I didn’t know that after I left I
I didn’t know that after I left I
I didn’t know that after I left I figured it out though
figured it out though
figured it out though that while I was there he would give me
that while I was there he would give me
that while I was there he would give me all kinds of good inspirational good
all kinds of good inspirational good
all kinds of good inspirational good things that I didn’t know at the time
things that I didn’t know at the time
things that I didn’t know at the time but I was starting to understand I was
but I was starting to understand I was
but I was starting to understand I was always doing stuff I’m doing I’ve got it
always doing stuff I’m doing I’ve got it
always doing stuff I’m doing I’ve got it I got it word we’re good we’re good
I got it word we’re good we’re good
I got it word we’re good we’re good we’re good he’d say would you stop Kevin
we’re good he’d say would you stop Kevin
we’re good he’d say would you stop Kevin don’t think about now think about what’s
don’t think about now think about what’s
don’t think about now think about what’s next what’s next next next think ahead
next what’s next next next think ahead
next what’s next next next think ahead always always think ahead don’t let the
always always think ahead don’t let the
always always think ahead don’t let the pressure consume you okay didn’t know
pressure consume you okay didn’t know
pressure consume you okay didn’t know that at the time never back down stand
that at the time never back down stand
that at the time never back down stand your ground don’t succumb to the
your ground don’t succumb to the
your ground don’t succumb to the pressure use it to your advantage
pressure use it to your advantage
pressure use it to your advantage its energy what that does is up to you
its energy what that does is up to you
its energy what that does is up to you you can make it faster you you can make
you can make it faster you you can make
you can make it faster you you can make it push you I chose to push and push
it push you I chose to push and push
it push you I chose to push and push harder and work smarter simple simple
harder and work smarter simple simple
harder and work smarter simple simple very simple a couple of sentences the
very simple a couple of sentences the
very simple a couple of sentences the man said to me just a couple of simple
man said to me just a couple of simple
man said to me just a couple of simple tokens of reason though I just never
tokens of reason though I just never
tokens of reason though I just never thought about
thought about
thought about I did pretty well that went all the way
I did pretty well that went all the way
I did pretty well that went all the way down to the end I think I won butthole
down to the end I think I won butthole
down to the end I think I won butthole no it’s another story through this
no it’s another story through this
no it’s another story through this lesson what I’ve learned that is that
lesson what I’ve learned that is that
lesson what I’ve learned that is that this is a business where it can consume
this is a business where it can consume
this is a business where it can consume you it can take you over your strive for
you it can take you over your strive for
you it can take you over your strive for excellence standards high standards
excellence standards high standards
excellence standards high standards standards need to be the best
standards need to be the best
standards need to be the best it’s the fork in the right place is the
it’s the fork in the right place is the
it’s the fork in the right place is the table iron is the chair right is the
table iron is the chair right is the
table iron is the chair right is the four position where it should be
four position where it should be
four position where it should be thumb nail ahead whose thumb nail my
thumb nail ahead whose thumb nail my
thumb nail ahead whose thumb nail my thumb nail your thumb nail I don’t know
thumb nail your thumb nail I don’t know
thumb nail your thumb nail I don’t know these are all the things that have to
these are all the things that have to
these are all the things that have to think and go on these are all the things
think and go on these are all the things
think and go on these are all the things that can consume your brain that’s how
that can consume your brain that’s how
that can consume your brain that’s how you deal with that so there’s there’s a
you deal with that so there’s there’s a
you deal with that so there’s there’s a couple of things that have happened in
couple of things that have happened in
couple of things that have happened in my career a lot of people would call
my career a lot of people would call
my career a lot of people would call these less Desirables and you know
these less Desirables and you know
these less Desirables and you know people may have had some troubles in
people may have had some troubles in
people may have had some troubles in life I found it kind of my mission to
life I found it kind of my mission to
life I found it kind of my mission to take them whomever they are and use them
take them whomever they are and use them
take them whomever they are and use them and work with them and try to create
and work with them and try to create
and work with them and try to create them and take their life’s pressures a
them and take their life’s pressures a
them and take their life’s pressures a little bit easy and try to mentor them a
little bit easy and try to mentor them a
little bit easy and try to mentor them a little bit more I’ve made that my
little bit more I’ve made that my
little bit more I’ve made that my mission for the last I don’t know 10
mission for the last I don’t know 10
mission for the last I don’t know 10 years at least that’s something that’s
years at least that’s something that’s
years at least that’s something that’s inspiring for me that’s something that
inspiring for me that’s something that
inspiring for me that’s something that takes the pressure off of me some of
takes the pressure off of me some of
takes the pressure off of me some of these chefs that are just amazing chef
these chefs that are just amazing chef
these chefs that are just amazing chef can’t – 2015 took his own life he was on
can’t – 2015 took his own life he was on
can’t – 2015 took his own life he was on top of the world
top of the world
top of the world had an empire one of the best culinary
had an empire one of the best culinary
had an empire one of the best culinary gastronomic chefs ever to live ever had
gastronomic chefs ever to live ever had
gastronomic chefs ever to live ever had everything going for him he didn’t do
everything going for him he didn’t do
everything going for him he didn’t do too good with the pressure for whatever
too good with the pressure for whatever
too good with the pressure for whatever reason I don’t know
there’s a man right here was the number
there’s a man right here was the number one chef in the world
one chef in the world
one chef in the world the world chef oye 2016 his restaurant
the world chef oye 2016 his restaurant
the world chef oye 2016 his restaurant was number one in the world he was the
was number one in the world he was the
was number one in the world he was the one chef in the world God he worked so
one chef in the world God he worked so
one chef in the world God he worked so hard he was amazing legendary man
hard he was amazing legendary man
hard he was amazing legendary man legendary still is sure come to pressure
legendary still is sure come to pressure
legendary still is sure come to pressure a month after he received the award he
a month after he received the award he
a month after he received the award he died committed suicide I don’t want to
died committed suicide I don’t want to
died committed suicide I don’t want to get all morbid because those are very
get all morbid because those are very
get all morbid because those are very hard true line facts of what to strive
hard true line facts of what to strive
hard true line facts of what to strive for excellence perfection can consume
for excellence perfection can consume
for excellence perfection can consume you and overtake you and take everything
you and overtake you and take everything
you and overtake you and take everything away from you that you ever worked your
away from you that you ever worked your
away from you that you ever worked your entire life for these are the things
entire life for these are the things
entire life for these are the things that I try not to consume my life
that I try not to consume my life
that I try not to consume my life although I want to be the best that I
although I want to be the best that I
although I want to be the best that I can be I want to be absolutely certain
can be I want to be absolutely certain
can be I want to be absolutely certain that I’m doing everything I can to make
that I’m doing everything I can to make
that I’m doing everything I can to make sure your bellies are full your models
sure your bellies are full your models
sure your bellies are full your models are tasty and you’re happy whether it’s
are tasty and you’re happy whether it’s
are tasty and you’re happy whether it’s the carpet that you see when you walk
the carpet that you see when you walk
the carpet that you see when you walk into one of my restaurants whether it’s
into one of my restaurants whether it’s
into one of my restaurants whether it’s the tablecloth that has a stain on it
the tablecloth that has a stain on it
the tablecloth that has a stain on it doesn’t matter it’s everything all of
doesn’t matter it’s everything all of
doesn’t matter it’s everything all of that matters all of that creates a giant
that matters all of that creates a giant
that matters all of that creates a giant giant steam kettle that’s how you deal
giant steam kettle that’s how you deal
giant steam kettle that’s how you deal with that I would like to think that
with that I would like to think that
with that I would like to think that I’ve done a good job I’ve stumbled I’ve
I’ve done a good job I’ve stumbled I’ve
I’ve done a good job I’ve stumbled I’ve fallen as we all have I’d like to think
fallen as we all have I’d like to think
fallen as we all have I’d like to think that getting up and showing some sort of
that getting up and showing some sort of
that getting up and showing some sort of inspiration I don’t know it’s something
inspiration I don’t know it’s something
inspiration I don’t know it’s something so how many of you have seen
so how many of you have seen
so how many of you have seen rear-admiral speech it’s all over the
rear-admiral speech it’s all over the
rear-admiral speech it’s all over the Internet set a task for yourself
Internet set a task for yourself
Internet set a task for yourself first task that you know you can
first task that you know you can
first task that you know you can complete making your bed you should set
complete making your bed you should set
complete making your bed you should set a task you had a goal you executed it
a task you had a goal you executed it
a task you had a goal you executed it you completed it check task one done I
you completed it check task one done I
you completed it check task one done I love that speech if you haven’t seen it
love that speech if you haven’t seen it
love that speech if you haven’t seen it you should look at it pressure is a
you should look at it pressure is a
you should look at it pressure is a tough tough tough thing all of our
tough tough tough thing all of our
tough tough tough thing all of our businesses have that all of our lives
businesses have that all of our lives
businesses have that all of our lives have that if there’s one thing I want
have that if there’s one thing I want
have that if there’s one thing I want you to know or at least take from this
you to know or at least take from this
you to know or at least take from this take from just this little tidbit of
take from just this little tidbit of
take from just this little tidbit of experience that I had
experience that I had
experience that I had of things that I can give you the next
of things that I can give you the next
of things that I can give you the next time you go into a restaurant and you
time you go into a restaurant and you
time you go into a restaurant and you pull out your Yelp review to demolish
pull out your Yelp review to demolish
pull out your Yelp review to demolish somebody just think for a minute before
somebody just think for a minute before
somebody just think for a minute before you do that just think for a second of
you do that just think for a second of
you do that just think for a second of everything that went into it
everything that went into it
everything that went into it and sometimes people have rough days not
and sometimes people have rough days not
and sometimes people have rough days not asking you to forgive or forget just
asking you to forgive or forget just
asking you to forgive or forget just understands just understand what went
understands just understand what went
understands just understand what went into that burger what went into that
into that burger what went into that
into that burger what went into that fois gras
fois gras
fois gras what went into that silverware being an
what went into that silverware being an
what went into that silverware being an 80/20 polish so right you can see your
80/20 polish so right you can see your
80/20 polish so right you can see your teeth I mean just everything and every
teeth I mean just everything and every
teeth I mean just everything and every step of the way
step of the way
step of the way somebody was responsible for nine times
somebody was responsible for nine times
somebody was responsible for nine times out of ten it’s the chef overseeing
out of ten it’s the chef overseeing
out of ten it’s the chef overseeing everything that needs to happen and
everything that needs to happen and
everything that needs to happen and making sure because we’re little
making sure because we’re little
making sure because we’re little egotistical maniac but we want
egotistical maniac but we want
egotistical maniac but we want perfection we strive for it it’s what we
perfection we strive for it it’s what we
perfection we strive for it it’s what we do and the first thing you see is this
do and the first thing you see is this
do and the first thing you see is this restaurant you see the waiters you see
restaurant you see the waiters you see
restaurant you see the waiters you see the you see the tablecloth you don’t see
the you see the tablecloth you don’t see
the you see the tablecloth you don’t see our food so we stress about that so
our food so we stress about that so
our food so we stress about that so before you do that review please think
before you do that review please think
before you do that review please think about that stuff just a little bit I
about that stuff just a little bit I
about that stuff just a little bit I hope to see you guys soon thank you very
hope to see you guys soon thank you very
hope to see you guys soon thank you very much
much
much [Applause]
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