Kitchen Prep

Summary: Kitchen Prep is the life blood of any restaurant or meal. Also known as "mise en place," meaning everything in place, kitchen prep is what allows you to cook and serve a complex meal, "a la minute." The job title of "Prep Cook" is an entry level position in most kitchens, a proving ground where you learn basic techniques that will serve as the foundation for the rest of your career. While it's impossible to give you real life experience through a video series, with practice and mastery, this series will teach you the techniques that any professional cook looking for a prep position would be expected to know (and then some!).