the.com/mise en place
everything in its place before the fire starts, literally and metaphorically
means the professional-kitchen practice of prepping and organizing every ingredient and tool before you start cooking, so the actual cooking never stops to think
from french for putting in place, formalized by escoffier's brigade system in early 1900s paris, where chaos in a kitchen meant lost tickets, burned sauces, and fired cooks
chef mantrafailing to prep is prepping to fail, tastelessly
beyond kitchensnow a productivity buzzword for any workspace
escoffier's rulea place for everything, everything in its place