Another milestone

After hovering toward the very bottom of the barrel at Technorati, I’ve now jumped up the list around 35%! So, instead of being the 1,300,000th most popular blog, I’m now in the 6 digit area. There are only 868,632 more popular blogs than mine. Watch out Ms. Huffington and your Post. Another horse is going [...]

And now, your moment of zen…

http://tinyurl.com/F-Scott-s-Restaurant-Vid PS, just a reminder that “your moment of zen” is a creation of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and is used despite the staff’s extreme unease with associating their phrase with this blog. You can register your sympathy and commiserate with the staff here: http://www.thedailyshow.com/  

New milestone

We went over 1000 views for the week. Getting some nice steady momentum here. Thanks for all of the interest and support. Comments and suggestions are always welcome!

Fresh mindset for waiters

For those of you who work in markets where the summers are slow (most places that aren’t big tourist destinations), now is the time to start getting refocused. Mid August signals the start of normal business and sometimes we get complacent or have been struggling to maintain a good attitude as our bank account dwindles. [...]

To the two black ladies I waited on last night

You were very sweet when I approached the table. All smiles and seemingly glad to be dining with us. I wish more people exuded this sort of graciousness. You ordered two glasses of champagne to start. You ordered two appetizers. You modified one of our salads quite a bit, but I must admit that it [...]

Totally off topic – RIP Jim Dickinson

Who? Him:                   The wild man of music. Father to Cody and Luther, the mainstays of the North Mississippi All-Stars. Husband to Mary Lindsay. The man who played piano on The Rolling Stones’ Wild Horses. The man who produced and played on one of the most harrowing albums of [...]

Thailand on this weeks “No Reservations”

Regular readers of this blog know how enamored I am with the cuisine of Thailand. So I am happy to point out that the newest episode of Anthony Bourdain’s great show, No Reservations, takes place in Thailand. I can’t wait to experience Tony’s descriptions of the distinct flavor and texture profiles of this great and [...]

Four-walls marketing

What is this odd sounding name and what does it have to do with me as a waiter? Four-walls marketing is the use of the restaurant itself in lieu of employing outside advertising dollars to promote said restaurant. The restaurant still has an advertising budget, but they use it almost exclusively within its four walls. [...]

P.F. Chang’s to help develop True Food Kitchen

From Nation’s Restaurant News breaking news: P.F. Chang’s to help develop True Food Kitchen By Ron  Ruggless SCOTTSDALE , Ariz. (Aug. 12, 2009) P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to lend $10 million to Fox Restaurant Concepts to develop more units of Fox’s True Food Kitchen, a health-oriented eatery that opened late [...]

Cookbook of the day – The Barbecue! Bible

The Barbecue! Bible by Steven Raichlen Publisher Workman Publishing Company (January 6, 1998) ISBN 10: 1563058669 ISBN 13: 978-1563058660 This was the first of the big barbecue books from Steven Raichlen. This is more in the style of BBQ USA than How To Grill. In other words, rather than being a photographic step by step pictorial [...]