Cookbook of the day – Classical Cooking the Modern Way

Classical Cooking The Modern Way by Eugen Pauli Publisher: Van Nos  Language: English ISBN-10: 0471291870 ISBN-13: 978-0471291879 This cookbook is actually primarily a textbook. Originally written and published in Germany and France under the titles Lehrbuch der Küche and Technologie Culinaire, this book was published in English by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company in 1979 and immediately became [...]

Spanish researchers find that non-smoking laws help waiters quit smoking

Anti-Smoking Law Helps Waiters To Quit Smoking “Researchers from the Catalan Institute of Oncology have studied the impact of the law banning smoking in public places such as bars and restaurants on those working in these places. The results are positive – 5% of waiters have stopped smoking, and the number of cigarettes smoked by [...]

End of the month uniform check

Well kids, it’s that time of the month again. At the end of every month, you should give your uniforms a good, close inspection. You should use a keen eye to observe signs of wear and tear. If you do this once a month, you probably won’t be caught with your pants down, so to [...]

Kitchen tool of the day – Cuisinart DLC-5 food processor

  Mine is about 15 years old. The plastic is a little yellowed from years of kitchen and household smoke. I’ve never had the need to upgrade to the rounder, “melted-look” newer models that Cuisinart offers. This puppy is built like a brick and performs like a charm. I’ve also got the “Primary Disc Set”, [...]

More definitions for newbies

I thought it would be helpful to newbies to both the restaurant industry and to this blog to repost definitions that I have previously posted. So, here we go… Bank – a stated amount of a server’s own money required  by a restaurant used to make change when a guest pays cash. It’s usually $20 or $25, [...]

Are you a happy waiter?

A very nice post about the joys of waiting tables from the inspiration blog Living in the Storm: “I will not claim that a waiter has the happiest job in the world, but I have sure seen some happy waiters. If you consider the work they perform, it should be easy to imagine their joy. [...]

Definitions for newbies

No bev key- this order button is what you push at the end of the meal if a diner doesn’t have coffee or some other after-dinner drink. It can have various designations, and its function is management’s way to alerting you about ringing in coffees and the like. They track the number of items that [...]

Sane advice on tipping in hard economic times from CNN

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2009/08/24/endo.tipping.in.tight.times.cnn

BBC reports on British tipping law change

http://www.blinkx.com/video/new-tip-rules-could-cost-jobs/ShCjPc5LGPTP9XeUFrRDlw There’s another link to a previous video about the change that should be watched as well.

Former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu’s favorite waiter dies

According to the AP, Cornel Urcan has died at the age of 67. Not only was he Ceausescu’s favorite waiter, he was also likely a spy for the Securitate, the secret police that Ceausescu employed until he was executed in 1989. Plus, he could reportedly carry 24 plates on one arm. I can see it [...]