Ive always loved chefs. I think I knew that they got cut up and torched in the kitchens, but after reading this Im just in awe of their dedication. Awe, folks. LENNY RUSSO: …I cut one of these fingers right on the knuckle, and it just wouldn’t close, so I sewed it with a needle and thread. And that did the trick. I put a cleaver in my hand a couple of times … at our old location, we had a buyout one night, and the party was running late. I don’t like to stand around and waste time, so I went to work on a whole veal calf. I decided I was gonna cut shoulder chops, and so I had taken the coppa out of the shoulder with the bone still attached … I got the first chop off, and went for the second. When I swung the cleaver, the shoulder tilted, and I chopped right into my finger. I couldn’t really do anything but wrap it up, because this huge party was on their way, so … it eventually healed. But I did it again maybe a year later. Same finger. Apparently I didn’t learn my lesson the first time. HT: Did you work through it? RUSSO: Oh yeah, I kept working.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:56:57 +0000