Posts by SushiGaijin

I have mixed feelings on cutting boards - on one hand, the ease of use with plastic boards is very nice, but i have found some of them to be too soft. After repeated use, the surface becomes very rough and abrades my hand severely -...

When I used to cater a lot, I would just put plastic edge guards on my knives before they went into the roll. Before I got that sophisticated, I would just wrap each knife in a little newspaper and carry them in a bag- just like they...

In the five minutes that it takes to ask for the day off in person, the amount of contamination possible is not great. I wouldn't let a really ill person work, would you? Of course, it depends on the situation - If i was bed ridden, I...

My personal opinion is to ALWAYS show up for a shift - THEN ask the supervisor for permission to go home. No one is going to argue if you really are sick, and if they do, they shouldn't be running a restaurant. I feel that showing up...

that's interesting, I really like the monotonous tasks - it's kind of a zen moment for me, the calm before the storm. Erik.

There is a certain amount of escapees that occur with farm raising of salmon, but my understanding is that the vast majority of escapees do not survive their first year, and all fail to be competitive with the native wild fish. I also...

You are absolutely correct. A funny side note, Atlantic salmon are very critically endangered. That is why you never EVER see wild caught atlantics. They are suffering from habitat destruction, more than overfishing - no rivers left...

Ah, interesting. but only half the story. Cod fishing was pretty much banned in 1994, to allow stocks to rebuild - what populations are allowed to be fished are considered large enough to sustain legal fishing. The population still...

hmmm... it bugs me when I hear the term "overfished" used to describe why a fish isn't on a menu - most people have NO IDEA what fish are over or underfished. It's not their fault, it's just what the media tells...

The prankster: He's the person who makes the night bareable, whether it's leaving a scoop of butter (with chocolate sauce, just for effect) in an ice-cream bowl or a hockey-puck of espresso grinds dressed up with whipped cream for an...