there are certain times when you have to stop and let the customers wait.
WHILE
YOU
TELL
THE
REST
OF
THE
STORY. NOW IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES. PLEASE CONTINUE. DO NOT MAKE US COME OVER THERE.
THANK YOU.

By Cateringkid (Cateringkid) on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 01:01 am: Edit

Ok, I got one. One night during a buffet for a bunch of wine snobs, I was setting up my particular seafood display. I had made a mermaid using a barbie doll and salt dough. To be tasteful, I put a bra on the doll. So my mirror was the centerpiece of the entire buffet and everyone is walking around eating like we were going to take the food away from em any minute when I notice a crowd around the seafood. I figure they're enjoying the food and go over to brag a bit. It's then I see the sous chef (ripped to the bones) hunched over the doll prying off the bra with a knife and some of the guests (guys-also ripped) rooting him on. Before I can stop him, he gets the bra off, the guys around him let up a loud cheer and the chairperson (who was one of the guys' wife) runs over, (keep in mind these are total wine snobs, dressed to the nines, money oozing everywhere) starts cursing a blue streak and makes a big scene. I and the rest of the kitchen staff went into the walk-in and rolled on the floor lauging until the exec chef storms in with the sous chef by the collar. I wonder what he's doing these days????

By Chefmanny (Chefmanny) on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 08:02 am: Edit

Buffets and wine snubs just don't mix kid!!! Also for the nest time, mermaids don't wear bra or panties, just rub tartar sauce all over their body and use capers as pasties for her breasts!!!
Just my 2 cents.

By Chefmanny (Chefmanny) on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 08:22 am: Edit

Houston, did you say chicken confidential?

By houston on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 09:44 am: Edit

i think it's kitchen confidential. and the other one is fast food nation? i read some not so favorable reviews on the 'kitchen' book. i think fast food nation is an investigative story?

By Chefmanny (Chefmanny) on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 09:50 am: Edit

I'm messing w/ you man (about the chicken confidential), fast food nation is a summary of how the country is turning into a nation of fat fast food slobs!

By chady2k on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 12:04 pm: Edit

Anthony Bourdaine Author of "Kitchen Confidential" Is a fake! Think about it. A heroin addic, drunk etc.. and is able to run a good and efficent kitchen, able to keep a job at all would suprise me. He found a nich, thats all. The guy he describes in that book is no more of a chef than my knife set. Entertainer perhaps, fiction writer, yes. His book was enjoyable in parts to read, I just hope that Joe public does not think this is what being a "Chef" is all about. I got started in the business early on in life and have gained a true passion for the industry. And yes some of that does go on, not every day, not every kitchen he just made light of years of incidents. That kind of stuff goes on in every line of work ie. Bill and Monica.It hurts me to think that Joe public may read this book and sterotype us all.

By ChefFabulous on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 04:28 pm: Edit

I think the word is out....
They think we are all nuts anyhow,
so whats the difference?
I know I do,.. am, kinda... I KNOW the Germans are and the French are just weird.
But with a proud gleam in my eye I say the biggest nuts in this biz are the Americans. Why?
Cause we do EVERYTHING better. Gotta go, starting to tear up........

By Cateringkid (Cateringkid) on Friday, August 17, 2001 - 10:40 pm: Edit

Heh heh. You got that right Chefmanny...the snubs didn't like the buffet. They wanted sit down. Oh well...now about that tartar sauce thing....

By Carl on Tuesday, August 21, 2001 - 11:54 pm: Edit

Hey, go start your own threads!!! Geez, talking about getting off topic!!!

By Chefmanny (Chefmanny) on Wednesday, August 22, 2001 - 12:47 am: Edit

Long time Carl, you're not Roberto now are you?

By Cateringkid (Cateringkid) on Wednesday, August 22, 2001 - 01:45 am: Edit

I thought we were on topic? There was chicken on the menus right?

By Chefmanny (Chefmanny) on Wednesday, August 22, 2001 - 07:30 am: Edit

Ahhh..yes, first you choke the chicken; rather barbaric but it feels good!!! then you pluck!!!
After you spew, clean up and start again.

By Carl on Wednesday, August 22, 2001 - 04:59 pm: Edit

Gosh Manny, I worry about you! No, I am not Roberto. I use my own name. Who else are you?

This has been fun, just messing with you guys...

By Carl on Wednesday, August 22, 2001 - 05:06 pm: Edit

By the way, I am sure that George has access to IP addresses, so rest assure he knows who Robert is. The only time I am an ass on here is when we are talking about Home Based Catering (illegally). Robert disgusts me with his idiotic posts. Ask George. I am definitely not Robert.

Carl