Next time you moan about the cost of a meal, think about who's slaving in the kitchens | Jay Rayner

There are people getting rich from restaurants - but it's usually venture capitalists An email arrives from a young, discouraged restaurant cook who has recently parted company with her employers. It had been her dream job; the kind of serious kitchen in rural England to which she had long aspired. There was a contract, giving her 40 hours a week on minimum wage. No, she wouldn't get rich, but she would be doing something she loved.She would be learning on the job. Then the rota turned up: 60 h...