So I've decided to use my skills for good.

[sir pball]

I'm a 30-year culinary professional, who's worked in some of the most notable kitchens in New York City.

A couple of days ago I was having a little crisis of "how can I actually help this horrible, horrible world?" and I realized…



What I realized, and with no offense meant to any of you who do the same thing, who make food for people who need it…this is my profession, and to be painfully honest in my 2 hour shift I can probably do the work of 2 or 3 unskilled volunteers, if not more. I'm not trying to upstage, I'm donating my skills as much as my time. It's like Lewis Hamilton driving an ambulance.

[biophile]

1. Good luck, have fun and the people you help will be grateful

Thank you for volunteering!

[sir pball]

6. Honestly...prep can be fun!

There's no stress, no "I NEED TABLE 16 IN THIRTY SECONDS OR SO HELP ME"…you're just relaxing, cutting up some veggies*, maybe chatting with your coworkers, and generally having a good time! I'm actually quite looking forward to it.

* - as long as you're cutting up the veggies as fast as you can…that's where the skill comes in.

[reACTIONary]

13. I used to work in a jack in the box....

.... I can (could, actually) finish dressing and packaging eight tacos in the time it takes to fry the next eight! 😂

[AZJonnie]

19. I also did that very job when I started, graduated to cashier after not too long but I'm pretty sure

I could walk right up to the station and make a batch of Jack's tacos like it was 1984

I still miss the Nacho station there, supreme nachos were money. OH, and the Chicken Supreme of THOSE days? With the wheat bun, the swiss and jack cheese slices, and mayo onion sauce, and the seasoning in the patties? I would pay like $40 right now for a perfectly re-created 1980's Jacks Chicken Supreme right now.

I mean, not all the time, but once? Totally! Good times!

And the first time I took mushrooms we put 'em in monster tacos. Then we went to Pink Floyd the Wall, in the theatrical release

[Sogo]

2. Good for you!!

Very commendable!

[tavernier]

3. Awesome you!!

[cachukis]

4. Aces!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Good for you, my dear sir pball!

You have both talent and ability, and soon, both of those will come into play!

I hope you have a great time!

[Wounded Bear]

7. I'm sure they would be thrilled with a food service expert volunteering to help...

Good luck! You're volunteering to do God's work.

[Easterncedar]

8. Bravo!

[dobleremolque]

9. That's the spirit! If it were me, this is how

it would go:

Manager: Start by giving me a Brunoise of this 50 lb. bag of onions.
Me: Today?

Good on you!

[BigmanPigman]

10. You're doing twice the work in half the time

for free AND you get to teach some newbies some of the skills you've picked up over your years in a kitchen. Thank you!!!!!

During Anthony Bourdain's travel and cooking shows they always had him do prep work, chopping, etc. He was like a machine. One thing I learned from him was how to roll up sheets of pasta and slice right through it to make noodles. I'm sure your experience will be valued.

[Ms. Toad]

11. I've got 30 pies worth of pumpkins sitting in my garage - waiting for Thanksgiving.

Between now and then, I'm going to start baking bread whenever I've got a day at home. (I bake and sell bread at the local farmer's market. I had put my tools away, but I'm dragging them back out tomorrow.) There's a little food pantry down the street from me. I'll just drop a few loaves in there whenever I do a day of baking.

[calimary]

20. They'll LOVE that, Ms. Toad!

And they’ll love YOU, too, for that sweet ‘n’ tasty gesture.

[Ms. Toad]

21. Two loaves done -

Two more in the final rise.

[hamsterjill]

12. Thank you very much!

That's an awesome way to contribute.

[fierywoman]

14. Bravo !!!

[WheelWalker]

15. Strength and Honor, comrade!

May your good works be blessed and a blessing.

[ultralite001]

16. I ❤️❤️❤️ this for you...

Look sharp...
Think sharp...
Be sharp...
(Talking to those knives...)

You're gonna change the world...

[HeartsCanHope]

17. Thank you!

[MorbidButterflyTat]

18. Thanks for sharing good news!

[ancianita]

22. Respect! The fact that you have professional skills means you can also train volunteers in prep work,

such that you can expand the talent pool for the Kitchen which could either expand its services or deepen its skilled volunteer level.

[berniesandersmittens]

23. Thank you

As Kamala says , we like that good work!

You're using your craft to keep people from going hungry. Job well done.

[Native]

24. Volunteering is what iit's all about. 😀