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FOH v. BOH: Battle for the Soul of a Restaurant

By Fat Guy
July 14, 2003 in Restaurant Life

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TheFoodTutor

Posted November 3, 2004

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Posted November 3, 2004 (edited)

I fall in the column of not believing that there's anything necessary or inherent in the situation that should lead to FOH/BOH animosity. I always get along with all the cooks, and of course I've worked on the other side of the line, so I don't see why there should be any problem.

At the restaurant where I currently work, all of our servers take a load off of the dishwasher and the line cooks by constantly backing up china to the line. This means that when I come off the floor with dirty dishes, I drop them in Hobart, go around and pick up clean plates and actually walk onto the line to give them to the cooks.

And hey, if the cooks feel like giving me a snack while I'm back there, all the better! :biggrin: I'm always one of the servers who makes out on little treats passed to me by cooks, no matter where I work. Gotta love those perks!