Service work is one of the most valuable tools that we have in our, I guess arsenal of humanity. At the same time things can get carried overboard. I used to have a friend that worked for the red Cross and one of the most important stories that she would …
I’d never really consider myself an expert on any subject yet I can say with all certainty that I’ve got quite a bit of experience being the new guy in a variety of circumstances. 20 years on the road and over 100 restaurants under my belt I know a thing …
I think the first time I saw the place it was in a music video back when MTV still aired such things. It was just one of those places that seemed tacky enough to be interesting while still being quality. Two years ago I finally made it while in LA …
Right now things are reopening, closing and reopening again and a whole lot of you are going to be going on interviews. This should help…. People tend to view interviews as a one sided, they’re judging you type of situation. No no no folks, this is simply not the case. …
You’re only as good as the dumbest motherfucker on your crews and while a lot of people think that it ends with your staff, it doesn’t. People tend to forget that while there might be a few hundred restaurants in the area, we’re all still in the same game and …
One of the more recent trends in the industry is banning small children. This, predictably has caused quite a bit of uproar with owners saying that screaming kids are a major disturbance for the majority of patrons while parents are screaming discrimination. So where is the line? Oh, we all …
Just recently I did a poll asking people if they trusted restaurants to “self regulate” their own businesses or if they would rather have an unbiased inspection. For me this is common sense, I absolutely want an independent source rating my place. For the record, the poll came back with 89% …
In regards to the restaurant business, I’m a total slut. I’ve been working in Kitchens for 27 years this summer and taking it “seriously” for over a decade . While working on this article I went through and wrote a list of every place I’ve ever cooked at. I’m …
Ed note: When I first published this article on seasonal work five or six years ago, a lot of people said that, since it had been a few years since my last contract in Yellowstone, my experience and insight was somehow invalidated. That said, I’ve also spent time on Orcas …
Yes, this is a total attempt to gain readership by capitalizing on this for the holiday season. That being said, most of you long time readers know I don’t talk shit that I can’t back up. What I’m about to tell you might sound strange but I know what I …
