Margaret Pouncey Check out these related Web sites. They clean grills, counters, knives and other tools. They may also plan menus, supervise kitchen staff and order supplies. Restaurant ranges can reach temperatures of 500 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit. You'll work with knives and other potentially hazardous kitchen tools.
Shifts either begin in the early morning or end late at night.
Expect to work on holidays and weekends. On a very busy day, my head rarely comes up from the grill. With 11.3 million workers, the restaurant industry is the country's biggest employer after government. In an annual National Restaurant Association survey, food-service operators pointed to recruiting and retaining employees as their biggest challenge. Sanitation, nutrition, menu planning, cost control-and how to cook.