weirdest gratuties.....

[bughut]

Last 2 wedding bbqs we did there was squat for the staff, I ended up giving them extra myself cos they worked damned hard and gave really fine service. They deserved more than the paultry wage i pay them. I think the "no gratuity has been included" could be a winner in future. We get lots of hugs full stop. We're best freinds on the night ie. " Oh my god Fiona That was fantastic"= no tip. We do get reccomendations though so it's not all bad, so long as they dont pass on the dont bother tipping thing.

[Anneke]

Originally Posted by shroomgirl

WHO is Ray Holliday? $10k?

Pitcher for the Blue Jays.

[morcheller]

I was left a big bag of morels once and another time a regular left a paper grocery bag full of basil. All went on the next days specials!
Shroom, I detest adding statements like you suggest about tipping. Tipping is not a requirement. It is a "Gratuity" for services well rendered. If you feel like they owe it to you they probably do not!

[BrooklynChef]

$2900 on a $1500 event - she must have been drunk
Cassoulet in a jar, Foie Gras Terrine, Black Truffle Salt - All smuggled in from france by a client of mine last year.
20# of New Mexican Hatch Green Chilies from Santa Fe.

I cannot believe that the client actually packed a 20# bag of chilies in her luggage just to give to me. It was awesome.

[shroomgirl]

I detest adding statements like you suggest about tipping. Tipping is not a requirement. It is a "Gratuity" for services well rendered. If you feel like they owe it to you they probably do not!


Interesting. So, you would not bring up gratuities for a catering job at all?

Many caterers usually have a service fee for staff....ie, waitstaff pay, 18% service fee for insurence/workman's comp/etc....then they have suggested gratuity statements. And as to "if you fell like they owe it to you they probably do not!" that's an interesting statement. As owner of a catering business if I felt like I was underpaid I'd raise the rates...period....if it's not worth my time why would I be catering? Gratuities are sometimes overlooked by newbies, or forgotten by others....some do not know what "standard tipping is".......for my company it is not automatically added, it is a gratuity.

Welcome Morchella....love the pig.

Brooklyn...
$1400 tip....yep, I'm thinking inebriation has something to do with it.
Love the special treats. We are still totally enjoying the cherries.

[BrooklynChef]

No Shroom, the tip was 2900. The woman actually gave me almost 3 grand on top of the price of the party. Maybe lots of booze.

[shroomgirl]

WHOOO HOOOO!!!!
so long ago and so far away....1979 Memphis to be exact I was waiting on tables and a 4 or 6 top left $100 bill as tip, probably as much or more than their food/bev bill. I acutally ran after them to make sure they knew what they left......they meant to leave it. There was probably drinking after work on my part.

Sometimes I share the wealth with unsuspecting recipiants.....last year I had VIP tickets to the Food and Wine Show. One of the young twenty something checkers at the grocery store I shopped at was chatting with me about the show. To his shocked amazement I gave him 2 free tickets. Really made me feel great too.

[BrooklynChef]

That is very nice of you to spread the wealth. I used to be a cook in a NYtimes 2-star Austrian restaurant in NY. There was this one customer who would come in once a month or so, and drop a $1000 tip whether he had a salad or a 7 course tasting menu. The tip got distributed...even to the kitchen. That was really nice.

[shroomgirl]

Gotta love it.