Definition
When a line cook temporarily helps another station that's drowning in tickets, because teamwork supposedly matters more than your own impending disaster. The kitchen's version of cross-training under fire.
Example Usage
Jump on sauté and help them plate—they're four tickets deep and everything's dying.
Origin
From literally jumping from one station to another
Fun Fact
The ability to jump stations effectively is what separates mediocre cooks from invaluable ones.
Source: Restaurant kitchen operations terminology
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