I’m often mad lucky and live in an area that I could probably do something similar but to be honest post covid many places pay different.
I work with two guys who like to brag about working in michelin star places, neither of them were paid more than 14.
Today hiring rate is probably 18 and as a Sous chef I make 22. Not amazing but compared to what it was like only a few years ago drastically different.
Still industry sucks and is predatory. Probably can’t do it long term.
Ez thai peanut sauce recipe.
Red curry paste or Panang curry paste, saute in pan. Pour in your coconut milk, dump too much peanut butter in usually crunchy and add salt/sugar to taste.
10/10 ez n good