Plonge

There are other remnants of the French system as well: the cooks—stagiaires and permanent staff, all the way up to Ferran—wear blue aprons, tied around their necks, during mise en place which goes by its French name, just as the dishwashing station is called plonge. ❋ Lisa Abend (2011)

Emma has followed instructions and makes sure she comes back from a trip to the plonge by carrying a crate of water bottles, but when Eugeni sees her lugging that much weight, he is immediately on her, reminding the stagiaires that if something is heavy, they should get another person to help. ❋ Lisa Abend (2011)

Kurt Wilberding/The Wall Street Journal A black doublefaced melton cape paired with a matching plonge shift. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Luckily, I won't have to do dishes or faire la plonge to pay for my meal ... a little translation work will take care of the tab. ❋ Unknown (2010)

One morning Oriol chastises the brigade for failing to clean a cart during the past five days; Eugeni stops Frederico as he carries a plastic tray from the plonge in one hand, warning him that he is going to drip water on the floor. ❋ Lisa Abend (2011)

Now she sprints in the other direction to the plonge and returns with a small colander, laying out all three items in a neat line at her station. ❋ Lisa Abend (2011)

There was Eugeni, snapping at one stagiaire for overloading a tray he was carrying to the plonge, and there was Eduard, instructing another in the finer points of sweeping. ❋ Lisa Abend (2011)

She drops the used colander into the dishwashing tub stationed beneath the salamander, notes that the tray is full, and carries it to the plonge, returning with an empty one. ❋ Lisa Abend (2011)

“This is the fastest service ever,” says Kim as she rushes by on her way to the plonge. ❋ Lisa Abend (2011)

Luckily, I won't have to do dishes or faire la plonge to pay for my meal... a little translation work will take care of the tab. ❋ Unknown (2010)

La grenouille qu'on jete dans l'eau bouillante va sauter et s'enfouir alors que si on la plonge dans l'eau froid qu'on fait chauffer petit a petit, la grenouille ne va rien sentir et mourra brulée sans s'en rendre compte ... ❋ Pinku-tk (2008)