I learned the hard way to wear comfortable clogs.

I think about two specific pieces of advice given to me all of the time. One was from a friend that knew I was going to start my externship at Restaurant Daniel. He told me “Keep your head down, and all you will ever need to say is: ‘Yes Chef!’.” Another one was from Georgette Farkas, our former PR Director, when I first made the transition into the corporate team. Her motto was “Never explain and never complain,” meaning, don’t ever seem like you are making excuses, and complaining is just unproductive and basically just a bad look.

Never doubt your capacity to handle something. It’s better to just dive in and just figure it out.

The most important thing I learned at my first job is to clean as you go.