Nice post at Waiternotes

http://waiternotes.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/proper-waiter-language/ Our good friend at Waiternotes wrote some very commonsense things about some common quirks in the language and some hoary sayings as well. I admit that I struggle with the “guys” thing. Once I discovered that it’s not considered a nice informal way to refer to a group, I have tried to wean myself [...]

Oldie but goodie

I thought that one of my earliest posts was worthy of reprinting. Not because I have no ideas about waiting tables (I’m in this hopefully for the long  haul so I don’t want to shoot all of my ammo at once), but because newer readers to this blog might not have taken the time to [...]

Cookbook of the day – Cooking Fearlessly

Cooking Fearlessly: Recipes and Other Adventures from Hudson’s on the Bend by Jeff Blank, Jay Moore with Deborah Harter Publisher: Fearless Press (September 1, 1999)  ISBN 10: 0967232309 ISBN 13: 978-0967232300 Hudson’s on the Bend is a creative restaurant slightly north of Austin. It’s owned by two creative chefs named Jeff Blank and Jay Moore. By [...]