Posts by Deacon

Thanks everyone for the feedback. But I guess my real issue is that my boss has already given him permission for this. I've voiced my opinion to him but he just shrugs his shoulders and gives me no support.   

Ok, I've been doing this long enough to know that most people dislike working Sundays. So they claim they need it off to attend church and my response is always "I think god would understand if you skip Sunday service to got to work,...

Quote: Originally Posted by IceMan  LOL. I'm feeling for you Deacon. I think there's a whole thread about that tattoo idea here somewhere. Or maybe, I don't know, it might even be this thread. OUCH. You don't have a...

Getting an email complaint by a guest because she didn't like my tattoo on my forearm and calling me a dishwasher while I was doing a table visit.  

When the ticket reads "see server", and 20 minutes later, "where's my table 10 food?" I haven't fired it yet..."why not?" I was waiting for your see server modification, "oh yea, it's sauce on the side, I need that on the fly now...

When I first got into this industry back in '92, we soaked our pasta in cold salt water and left it in the cooler until the morning. It never turned out al dente and was very expanded. We drained and portioned it and at service when it...

Quote: Originally Posted by fishinchef  My car got plastic wrapped one night at work.  I also had a staff invest a lot of time for me on one.  The plastic straps that come on cardboard cases, lines, etc.....

Part of the key for any crouton making is the cooling down process. Let them cool at and to room temp. I've seen people put them in the cooler and even the freezer to cool and I've also witnessed people packing them incontainers and...

I love my danskos and so does my German Shepherd. I had my new pair for 3 weeks and I left them out and fell asleep. Well, she decided she would use them as a chew toy and I woke up to the sound of knawing, she had chewed almost the...

Would a perfect kitchen be that consisting of every cook with grand ideas and a passion to create? Or, a good mix of cooks with pride, passion and the need to excel along with some drones that are there for the check and do as they're...