Side Dishes

Want a Free Tip?

When I was a younger server in the late 80′s and early 90′s, I worked at a very strict restaurant run by insane people with fanatical ideas of what great service was…or so I thought at the time.There were some rules that probably would not fly today.. Read more...

Black Pepper…and Salt too!

Side Dishes

Admit it! Don’t you take black pepper for granted? I know I always did. It was simply there, and that was that. Right? Pepper is everywhere! It is found in peppershakers on every table in every restaurant…and salt too! Read more...

Don’t be a Skater!

Front of House

Lazy waiters, known as skaters, quickly become very unpopular among restaurant and club staffs, and eventually management find out who the lazy ones are. Things can get pretty rough for the skaters, and they usually end up getting fired…or beat up out by the dumpster. Read more...

The Crutch

Front of House

As I worked my way up from dishwasher, to bus boy, and then on to many famous restaurants as a server, Captain, Sommelier and owner, I was becoming a “People Specialist” without even realizing it. Most want to “get out of service end of the biz” and think about that all the time. Read more...

Sweet Potatoes or Yams?

Side Dishes

I came to believe that these different names were simply interchangeable for the same vegetable. So I ask, are they the same? Are they related? No, not in any way. Read more...

The Flambe Assassin

Side Dishes

I remember when being a server in a restaurant was something special. Restaurants in general were something special it seemed…for customers and employees alike. There was so much more pride behind ownership Read more...

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