Before I go any further, here’s to my Manchester United Red Devils for securing third-place in the Premier League and by doing so, enter the rarified air (and money) of Champion’s League football next season. Well done lads! Kyle Rittenhouse, once the darling of the MAGA movement, has decided to back Trump opponent Kentucky’s ThomasContinue reading “Come What May”
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Gather ‘Round
The president invited a bunch of professional rodeo cowboys to the White House, and one thing is as clear as the Ponderosa sky… The Cowboy-in Chief looked like he needs to skip the chuckwagon. He’s looking like fifty pounds of manure in a twenty-five pound saddlebag. Astronomers confirm they have seen a laser beam fromContinue reading “Gather ‘Round”
Self-Confidence
It’s very easy to recognize someone who carries themselves with self-confidence; they are usually quiet and observant, taking everything in and their mind is always working. I got along well utilizing this skill. Especially in the highly competitive fine French dining arena where precision was every bit as important as the creative process. And IContinue reading “Self-Confidence”
Standards
They should be just what they sound like; set, immovable, intractable and not to be trifled with and avoiding, at all costs, the possibility of lowering your standards. I used to joke to my golf buddies that as much mistrust I have of the medical profession (business), I would still rather have a doctor doContinue reading “Standards”
A Little Something Extra
I was involved in one position or another in restaurants in my journey. Part of that journey was as a tipped employee. I loved that position better than any I held afterwards, even after I ascended to the Executive Chef position in a starred French restaurant. Why? I was single and working in a majorContinue reading “A Little Something Extra”
Closing Time
I worked in food service for several decades and closed many an establishment. I worked my way up from dishwasher to starred chef and at that level, I had a Chef Tournant whose staff would close and secure my kitchen. If I was on hand for closing, it was for a special occasion, or IContinue reading “Closing Time”
Quitting
Don’t do it. Boom! I solved that one, now moving on… We are taught never to quit when we are growing up. “Finish what you started,” man, there are a hundred quotes all urging us to never quit. What if you are doing something bad? Quitting, in my childhood, wasn’t even on the options list.Continue reading “Quitting”
Retail or Restaurant?
I love the machinations of business, always have. The basic concept of buy low-sell high is the very cornerstone of making money in the retail sector. Sales price minus expenses equals profit. I worked in the retail sector for a short time and absolutely loved it. Great hours, excellent pay and bonus, and I livedContinue reading “Retail or Restaurant?”
