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‘If you can’t take it, get another job’: chef’s tough apprenticeship, and how young cooks don’t want to work in Chinese restaurant kitchens any more

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How did you get into the restaurant industry? “I’ve been cooking since 1975. When I entered the industry, at 15 years of age, we needed to eat to survive. It was tough, working from early in the morning until midnight. My first job was at a high-end restaurant called Lung Tung Court, in Jordan [now closed].“I started off cleaning the kitchen, washing vegetables and finishing the dishes, like arranging broccoli on a plate. The chef asked me to carry a pot – it was so hot – but we weren’t allowed…

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