Well.. This is prbably something I could get into for hours, but I won't. It's not out of the question for me to work 70 hours one week and then 50 the next (minimum). It's a rollercoaster really. The stress, hours and industry or market changes which effect us daily. Alot of chefs never fall back on something other than food and they just get burnt from it (hobby or something of that nature). You really do have to have passion, bullet proof skin and/or drive to better your self daily to be that much better than the competition. I Love it. A true chef isn't just an embassador of food he's a teacher, shrink and a referee.