Behind the Line
Topic: A Little Bit of Fun
Your Restaurant Life
It can be tough sometimes to get all the sleep we need. How many hours do you sleep, and how important is sleep to you?
- Ben Lambert
- Executive Chef
- Bread & Tulips
- New York City
I think that 7 is a good number of hours for me. It has taken me a few years to realize this but it is a good number for me.
- Troy Graves
- Chef/Partner
- Red Door
- Chicago, Il
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- Steve McDonagh
- Owner
- Hearty
- Chicago, IL
I'm an 8 hour guy and it embarrasses me. After hearing Trump say he sleeps for 4 hours it feels like a sign of weakness to take 8. If only I could function on 4 hours sleep like Trump...I'd rule t...
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- Josh Galliano
- The Libertine
- Clayton, MO
I tend to sleep 5 hours. It's really important to me, and I wish I could get more sleep. That's just not happening.
- Daniela Ortiz
- Server
- Talde
- Brooklyn, NY
I love sleep. Is it a requirment? Usually. 8 hours would be ideal, 6 to 7 is more the reality.
- Michael M. O'Connor
- Sous Chef
- Vic & Anthony's
- Houston, TX
I sleep when I can; 5 hours here, 2 hours there, 20 min's on the couch at work... I'm terrible about getting a good night's sleep even though my body tells me I desperately need it. The rare nights...
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- Chrissy Camba
- Chef
- Bar Pastoral
- Chicago, IL
I have never been able to pull an all-nighter...so, I think to be functional I would need at least 4 hours. I get very grumpy if someone tries to wake me up...and by grumpy I mean crazy angry.
- Paul Fehribach
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Big Jones
- Chicago, IL
My sleep schedule is all over the place. Saturday nights between dinner service and Sunday Brunch, I never get more than five hours. I probably average six hours, getting seven most nights and five...
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