Chef on Hell's Kitchen seen using electronic cigarette...

[DC2]

I wasn't sure if anyone had posted about this, or even saw it...
But on the last episode (Tuesday) one of the chefs (at 50:50 into the show) was using one.

By the way, if you've ever watched that show, it is absolutely amazing how many of the chefs smoke!

 

[EJH]

Heh, I saw it last night on Hulu. Looks like a Bloog.

I would have guessed that California would have an indoor smoking ban. Maybe they have an entertainment exception for performances...

Big advantage using an e-cig over the other smoking contestants, taste-wise. It boggles my mind also that so many chefs smoke on that show.

 

[comeonhitme]

i love hell's kitchen and i love e cigs!! LOL

 

[JTman]

If I recall in a past season he encouraged his chefs to quit smoking as it would make them a better chef by refining thier ability to taste what they are cooking. It may have been a different show (Kitchen Nightmares or Masterchef). But yes, I am always suprised how many chefs are smokers!

 

[BHam]

Nice stuff! My buddy is a chef and he said in culinary school non-smokers were the minority. Almost everyone in that industry smokes...but he still won't try my pv.

I wasn't sure if anyone had posted about this, or even saw it...
But on the last episode (Tuesday) one of the chefs (at 50:50 into the show) was using one.

By the way, if you've ever watched that show, it is absolutely amazing how many of the chefs smoke!

 

[jtpjc]

I didn't know Hell's kitchen had started again! Doing something illegal right now so I can watch it too!

 

[Cherryblossom]

Many in the food service industry do smoke. I will say in the last several years that the number has went down substantially though.

 

[Xaiver]

Have you ever worked in the restaurant business? It's super stressful for fairly low pay. Customers are picky and cranky and generally miserable. Sometimes the only way to get a break is to smoke too, that doesn't help much.

I work in a truck stop, so most of what I deal with are truck drivers. The e-cig has taken away my breaks...and mostly my need for them too.

 

[mwplefty]

I have a friend who was in the restaurant industry and is now studying to become a gourmet chef. He smokes, and it's very difficult to find an area that allows smoking. They don't like that he returns to the kitchen smelling of burnt tobacco and tar either. I'm trying to get him to vape because he's currently paying over $10/pack of Marlboros.

 

[OnnaB]

My career has been in law enforcement. Now...you want to see smokers??? More are quitting, but LE always has a majority that smokes....

 

[speedemon]

Ya hells kitchen is a good show i've always thought it was funny how many sit around smoking when they are not cooking.Think there taste buds would do better without.

 

[Ctor]

That is pretty cool. I thought I saw the e-cig when I was watching, but wasn't sure thru the cloud of vapor I was blowing. I thought I had vaping on the brain .

 

[Spazmelda]

I hadn't realized that Hell's Kitchen was back on again. Luckily my DVR knew to record it.

It seems like lots of nurses smoke as well. That's also a super stressful job. I don't know if a larger percentage of nurses actually do smoke, but you'd think the percentage would be a lot lower than the general public with them being in the health field and all.

 

[Jonny2400]

On another point about smoking, I have worked in finance all my life and it always notice how few smoke

 

[Tokumei]

That is pretty cool. I thought I saw the e-cig when I was watching, but wasn't sure thru the cloud of vapor I was blowing. I thought I had vaping on the brain .

I had the same reaction. I'm so glad this proves I'm not obsessed. Or does it...?