Clearing The Rail

In kitchen terms, "clearing the rail" means finishing all the tickets hanging on the metal rail above a hellish, hundred-plus degree workstation. Chefs and cooks are only worried about that singular moment, about moving plates as quickly as possible while the dining room buzzes. When rails are loaded, minds are distracted just enough to forget how destructive this short-sighted lifestyle really is. As a chef, prioritizing the quality of others' food over my own, I was a ticking time bomb. There had been too many years of drive-thru at two AM. Nights of sitting up, preoccupied with my own shortcomings, became the norm. I'd lost too many relationships while obsessed with the food that never loved me back. My rail was burgeoning. Anxiety and depression kept me up at night. I was punishing, rewarding and ignoring myself with food. Something had to give.

Five years ago, I suddenly saw the potential I'd been denying. Now, after years of working through mental and emotional miasma, I'm here to help clear your rail and manifest change. Half self-help / half recipe and meal planning guide, Clearing The Rail is this Chef's recounting of how the smallest tweaks in thought and practice bring about the greatest improvements.

If a chef can live a healthy lifestyle, anyone can. It's time for Clearing The Rail.