The Pros and Cons of Dating a Chef

I have been dating a chef for 8 months now. He recently proposed and we are working on wedding plans. Everytime I tell someone that he is a chef, they usually go "Oooooooo, that must be nice!" Yes, it is nice but there are two sides to every coin. So before you go looking for a chef of your own, I would like to point out the pros and cons.

First prot: Wonderful food! Dating a chef certainly keeps you well fed. Usually any leftovers from work will come home, so it helps on the wallet too.

First con: My fiance does not usually want to come home and cook some more. He likes to zone out and just rest. If he brings leftovers home, then we just heat that up. But if he does not bring home leftovers, then we go out or go to the store and get instant food. This will cost us financially. But luckily he brings home food more often than not.

Second pro: Knowing all the good restuarants in town! If my fiance has not worked at the restuarant, he at least has recomendations so we know which restuarants we want to visit. This is also good because we know which restuarants to avoid due to service or uncleanliness in the kitchen. It saves us time and money by having recomendations and insider knowledge.

Second con: You find out that half the restuarants you used to frequent are actually disgusting and that you should not trust the food. Most people do not want to know what happens in the kitchen and they just want their food. Unfortunately, a lot of restuarants are dirty in the kitchen, employees do not wash their hands, or the food is not fresh. I used to be a person that just liked being ignorant about what happened to my food in the back, but since I have been dating a chef that has changed. The perspective of a chef is usually to get the best food ppossible.

Third pro: Usually it is easy for a chef to find a niche in an town or city, and transition into being a business owner. This allows a chef to be able to find work anywhere because he can start a business anywhere once he figures out what they are missing. This provides some job security, if the chef wants to be a business owwner.

Third con: If the chef does not own his own business, then work hours can be a huge pain. Many head chefs make the chefs under him work harder, longer hours for less pay than what they should get. These hours can interfer with dates and time spent together because most chef jobs are afternoon and evening hours.

These are just a few of the pros and cons I have learned. I am sure that I will learn more over time but I am not in any rush. I hope this has helped you see into the life of a chef and his date. Good luck with your own search for a chef!