From line cook to executive chef, do you respect your restaurant’s owner if they’ve never worked in the kitchen? What about if you’re a bartender and the manager has never shaken a drink in their life? Leah is asking the question: is it possible for employees to respect their boss if “el jefe” has no f*cking clue how to do what they do?

• Have you ever worked with a “self-proclaimed” manager?
• Does the kitchen respect you if you can’t hop on the line and help when they’re in the weeds?
• Is it actually worth having a degree in hospitality management?
• Do you chill your olives before finishing a martini?
• How can teaching by example help the people around you grow?