General Discussion

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Obamas at Blue Hill: Michelle Sips Martinis, Barack Goes for Wine

By now you might have heard that our tipster was corr...

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Food Service industry is just abusive, period!

Like many people, and I gather most people who read/p...

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The truth about the open calls

Here is what I found about those places that like to ...

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Funny story

The young couple on table 26 is finishing dessert. Th...

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Restaurant profiling tests.

I’ve been looking for a restaurant job for awhi...

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mobster job ads. during the recession

Why do people get away with placing ads like this? How bad is it getting?

http://newyork.craigslist.org/que/fbh/1047964670.htm...

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To Pool or not to Pool

There are very good arguments on both sides of the ti...

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Managers with no Experience

After serving 20 years in he army, and leaving as an ...

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BOH question ( should I get paid for trailing ?)

Being im a BOH guy, trailing is a typical part of the...

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This is how I feel about you servers

AT FIRST THEY APPLY…..THEY ARE SO GOOD ASK THE...

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Am I the only one?

It’s 2009 and wages for chef’s haven̵...

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Are you tipping out your managers ?

When I was a manager …the only time I got any t...

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A cook’s tale chapter-4 (last call)

It’s not that it’s Friday, more like I&rs...

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A cook’s tale chapter-3″Vindication”

Damn, I’m either a glutton for punishment, or a...

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A cook’s tale chapter-2 “The Mushroom Incident”

The next day I’m feeling good, I’m normal...

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A cook’s tale Chapter-1″All Abuzz”

After some half-baked, self-inflicted delusional atte...

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I have been a bartender/server for 10 years

I am SO SICK. I have loved my profession for the ten ...

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How to Make Money and Have Fun With a Career In Bartending

By Steve Landen

In a bar, you will find an interesting and diverse c...

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Do’s and Don’ts that will keep the relationship between the bartender and bar patron running smoothly.

I cannot take credit for this: My friend sent this to...

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An angry chef speaking up

Here is a list of things that happend or i have to de...

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