Episode notes
🎙️ EP171 — Abusive Systems. A closed kitchen breeds its own rules: silent wars, punishments, fear, and ego disguised as discipline. This is what happens when power goes unchecked behind the pass.
🎧 Topics Covered in This Episode:
🔥 Emotion vs suppression in kitchens
🍊 Punishment as “respect”
⚡ Ego, fear & control
🧠 When leadership becomes abuse
🕳️ Kitchens as a closed habitat
🍺 Addiction, stealing & blind spots
🪓 CDP vs CDP conflicts
📉 Burnout & long hours
🍽️ Doing less, cooking better
🧄 Go Fact Yourself — Peeling ginger?
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