Adam had an unfortunate childhood, lost his mother, and moved between relatives. At the age of 19, he came to Paris alone. By chance, he worked in the restaurant of Jean Luke. He was talented and became the chef of the restaurant after 10 years. Exquisite craftsmanship, "This guy can make a stone into a dish" is an affirmation of him. When the London restaurant opened on the first day, the attendance rate was not high and the menu lacked novelty. The newspaper commented on his talents, and the dishes prepared by the chef did not meet his requirements. In anger, the chefs were asked to obey him. , The sentence “yes chef” just do it without any objection. One of the plots is that the newly recruited sauce chef, Hailin, apologizes for the poorly cooked salmon, and is ruthless to his old friend Michael. His requirement for cooking time is that one minute is one minute, and 30 seconds can only be 30 seconds. The taste is bad and immediately throw it away. Especially when preparing for the Michelin appraisal personnel, such appraisal is a key test. The requirements are not good, not excellent, but perfect. When the judge who thought he came to the restaurant, Adam, who had just been injured by the drug dealer, jumped up and headed the cook himself, but he fell short. A chef Michael, who had been hurt by him, exchanged peppers for peppers as a revenge against him. Adam himself cooks himself, which means controlling and distrusting others, excluding all external factors, but there is still an accident. This accident is also caused by his own reasons. Although it has been a little longer, it can only be his own fault. He couldn’t anger others, he could only bear such failure by punishing himself. In the film, Adam ran to the bridge by himself and wanted to jump off. Perhaps he saw the number of peeling one million oyster shells recorded on the notepad. Let him stop, maybe it's a big deal to peel the oyster, maybe there is still love to linger, maybe not let his mentor let Luke be so disappointed. Running to Reese's restaurant to vent, this is confessing his failure to Reese.
Reese is Adam’s former colleague in Luke’s restaurant. The two are irreparable opponents. Now that Reese is a three-star chef and owns a great restaurant, Adam returns with nothing. When Adam visited Reese, he started to say that this lobster can't be done, and your cooking skills have declined. He was picky and provocative, but he also affirmed Reese's cooking skills before bidding farewell. When Adam's new restaurant received a newspaper commendation, Rees was furious and threw a plate and table in his restaurant, forcing his boss and investors to redecorate to compete with Adam. This shows that Reese values the competition with Adam very much. They have always been dead opponents. They have grown up in the competition and are determined to compare each other. Although the two of them are arguing fiercely on the surface, in fact they are still very close to each other, breaking up the brothers whose bones are connected to each other, but the way of expression is different. They acted hard, did not admit defeat, and belittle each other. When Adam was chased by drug dealers, Reese secretly told Adam’s ex-girlfriend, who was also the daughter of Luke. She helped Adam pay off his gambling debts and allowed him to return to the restaurant with peace of mind. Work. When Adam was most frustrated, Reese also encouraged him, saying that you are the best cook, better than me.
Jean Luke is Adam’s master and his guide. He did not appear in the film. From the performance of Adam and Reese, he is also a perfectionist, and he is very strict with the chefs under him, even picky. , Slightly wrong, immediately yelled and got angry, and threw the plate. This kind of pressure is for oneself and for others, and Adam Reese's progress can be imagined. Many years later, Adam was obsessed with this experience and thought it was his best time. When he heard the news of the death of his teacher from his old friend at the dinner table, Adam was the kind of person who wanted to break through with resistance. Pressure also stimulated his potential and talent; the same is true for Rees, who can make up for his weakness under pressure. , The progress is also great. Reaching that seemingly impossible standard can improve oneself invisibly. For example, the newly recruited chef, David, originally sold snacks on the street and admired Adam very much. He was scolded by Adam every time. It was either bad here or wrong, but David didn't say a word and redo it silently. When Adam frustrated and left the restaurant, David acted as the chef but did well and made progress very fast. The front office manager told Adam that this was all you trained well. At this time Adam should also start to trust the chefs under his opponent, an excellent one. The team formed after bumps and bumps. Michael, who is also a colleague, does not agree with such a high-pressure method. This may be the idea of many people. He cannot accept the practice of yelling hysterically and zero tolerance for errors. When Hailin temporarily took over the food counter as the chef, The method is surprisingly similar to Adam, shouting, and throwing away any imperfect dishes. At this time, Michael said to Adam, don't put too much pressure on her, you see that she is more and more like you. Adam may disagree, and he also realizes that Hailin is a person similar to him, who is passionate about cooking for perfection. Crazy actions are either a perfect success or a complete failure. Similar to "Burst Drummer", but you don't know to what extent this pursuit of perfection has reached a pathological level, nor do you know how much you will accept and tolerate it. Ruris smashed the restaurant, and the investor told him that I had voted all in this restaurant to show that he accepted and agreed with Rees. On Hailin’s daughter Lily’s birthday, Adam made a cake in the restaurant. Lily asked if you were the devil? Adam said yes, but I made a good cake. How does this cake taste? The little girl replied that I had eaten better. This character is similar to Adam, he doesn't admit defeat, but he recognizes it in his heart. Hailin looked at this scene, happy, her daughter accepted her boyfriend.
Excessive perfectionism has a tendency to obsessive-compulsive disorder, it is a manifestation of inner insecurity, and a certain sense of control can be obtained by doing things to the extreme. The trap of perfectionism is to constantly put pressure on yourself and not tolerate mistakes. This kind of pressure will destroy interpersonal relationships when passed on to others. There will always be times when you get out of control. Even small mistakes are inexcusable to perfectionists. , The result will be very bad. Adam’s failure to make Luke’s restaurant is not mentioned in the film, but Adam said on the side that I am a good cook. Others think so, and I almost think so. His inner logic is that I did it myself and it was not good enough, but it was more perfect. Such constant self-pressurization made Adam, who seemed to be successful from the outside, still choose to drink and drugs to escape under pressure. When he mistakenly thought that he had screwed up the Michelin selection and the three-star chef he dreamed of was defeated, Adam almost chose to commit suicide to end it all, because he could not tolerate such a failure. This was the only goal he wanted to pursue.
Alcohol and drug abuse is an escape from your own imperfections, anger at others is an intolerance to others' imperfections, and escape is an intolerance of imperfect interpersonal relationships. As the doctor said, you have to accept imperfections, your own and other people's. , To see the strengths of others, not the weaknesses. In the final Michelin selection, Adam no longer controlled and did it himself. Instead, he chose to follow the usual procedures with other chefs. The event was successful. The staff meal after work was a warm picture and a comedy.
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