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Pet Peeves
...and people wonder why there is a growing chef shortage...
Yep!! Back on the soapbox, I read the whole article, every word...and not once does she mention "tip-out" or "kitchen...
Tip Etiquette: As prices rise, should my tip amount always rise?
It might be a naïve question of tipping etiquette, but let's face it: prices have been rising across the culinary spe...
Turning down food at work because it's crap fast food, but everyone assumes it's because you're dieting
At work they sometimes cater really gross processed fast food. I don't eat it because I would enjoy my own cooking br...
Is it considered an invitation to dinner?
When you knock on a families door and the person greeting you asks, we are having dinner would you like to come in? I...
A patron walks in and puts his walking cane on the bar...
I noticed he was having trouble walking when he came in, a knee problem he later divulged. So, he takes a place at th...
I'm not alone (or the first!) to say that tipping makes it hard to hire chefs!
I may be the one pushing the agenda today, but this is an concern that's been around for years, and the problem is ge...
Restricting cell phone use at restaurants...
I have noticed more and more restaurants posting signs restricting the use of cell phones in the dining room. Obsessi...
Is waitstaff shortage wide-spread, long-term trend?
We are part of the growing group of retired baby-boomers, and at last have both the luxury of time and financial reso...
This just BAKES MY BEANS!
As someone who's been happily vegetarian since 1988, and someone who likes to experiment with new foods and ingredien...
Tiny brown ants (very long)
I've owned my home for about 10 years now and have never had bugs in the house except stinkbugs and spiders, but neve...
It's MASCARPONE!
I've heard so many people say marscapone (R on the first syllable, pone as 1 syllable) - countless times on the Food ...
Carded in our Mid 50s!
My husband and I (both in our mid-50s) went to a brand-new chain restaurant that just opened in Downingtown and order...
Yet another reason to leave hospitality!!
It seems that every day there are more and more reasons to leave the hospitality industry. I give you exhibit "A", th...
Fake Crab Meat
Whoever invented fake or imitation crab meat obviously does not have a clue how crab meat taste. They should be mad...
...and here's another reason to get rid of tipping!!
It's almost as bad in Canada too, except of our higher minimum wages
Pickled Eggs!
i don't get why there is a such thing because everybody i know thinks they are disgusting and same with people on You...
Trader Joes... Please, just ring up my groceries.
There's a new Trader Joes by my house (Queens) and I've been there 3 times now. I like their food just fine, but at t...
Cooking Literacy
This belongs on Table Talk: I am sure everyone has things that are like fingernails on a black board to them. One of ...
Customer comment cards: do you fill them out?
They sometimes arrive with your check asking about your restaurant experience. Do you fill them out honestly, both go...
What happened to the Navigation Bar?
CH seems to have once again adopted some "new & improved" changes to the navigation bar that runs across of the top o...