Posts by Rivitman

I suppose the real issues boild down to how certain aspects of the business needs to run. I'm the outsider here, and while that disadvantages me in some ways, I feel like it allows me to see problems they cannot because they have...

23 views 0 replys. Looks like nobody wants to touch this one. Heh, I don't blame you one bit. I'll let you know how things turn out.

How do you deal with them? I like mine personally, but as the Chef, I am supposed to be nominally in charge. IMO this means not having my prices questioned, being forbidden to do business with certain purveyors, having my menu choices...

If this guys only problem is not firing an item on an occasional order, you are doing pretty well by having him around IMO. Many chefs have to start a new cook from practically scratch. If his attitude is lackadaisical, that's one...

I inherited this practice from a previous chef, and as the "new guy" I have put up with it. This thread has been very useful to me. I am going to stop doing it. Today. I am also going to risk my job in doing so. My job...

I'm somewhat stuck with this practice, and the ownership and I are probably going to get in a scrap over it sooner than later, because I plan to end the practice, which was in place when I took over. That one and quite a few others...

"off with their heads" is a prescription for some bad karma down the road.

We have known for a long time that this business has it's dark side. It stinks and we have accepted it for the most part. This is why most cooks seem to burn out before middle age. I can only see it going two ways: The...

True, the food is the most important thing to me, and the freedom being a chef gives me to do with it what I will is the most important aspect. The rest of the 'being a chef' bits, like admininistrative duties and meetings I can take...

I doubt you will get any sort of good will credit for the refund. The customer will take the money and still talk smack. If you KNOW your work was good, I wouldn't refund a dime. Were I the customer, I'd have sense to bring some...