Posts by daveok

Often in the kitchens when I worked, people would do lines and smoke up before work. The chefs knew this, but as long as you did your job and didn`t pass out or fall asleep they did not care. Also sometimes before the end of the shift,...

Its been slow. Now its busy again. The great thing about Canada, is that its economy is relatively stable.

Get a cheap $30 medium sized knife and a cheap pairing knife. At this point, you don't need the fillet knifes, bread knifes, vegetable knifes, etc. Even in professional work, if your not a executive chef, you will only use certain...

I agree on the poor service. Even more so, I don't tip if the service was poor. Then some idiot takes offense and expects the tips as some sort of entitlement.

I don't like watching it. I like watching Kitchen Knightmares. It makes me look at interesting places and how they suck at running it. :p

I would love to see the different recipes that you use and swear by and if you make your pasta at home (or like we do in the restaurant) Its a simple dish, but can be so diverse at the same time. :lol:

This* is a common recipe in South Africa. I grew up with it, as my parents and family are Afrikaans. *Farm Meatballs

That actually sounds really attractive to me!

Thank you! Interesting place you have here, and I will for sure stay.:cool:

Interesting. I believe the new restaurant I am at HAD booking upto last Christmas, but dropped it as they figured out they could make more money by walkins (they are a very busy fine dining restaurant)