We are so frequently disappointed when we go out that I've almost given up- which is why M&J's was such a pleasant surpri

Dead here too.  We normally do 250-300 covers, but this New Years we only did 85.  Some of my servers didn't even leave with

Wow, New Years Eve was dead here in Maryland.  I hit 5 different spots and not one of them was full.  How depressing

There's this cool little tavern that opened up near where I live and they serve the best Bangers and Mash (Sausage with Mashe

People are definitely slowing down their spending.  Usually December is wine season with a bottle going down on almost every

Yeah it's pretty bad.  A wine bar I seem to find myself in 3 nights a week is in danger of closing because it seems like I've

wasabi- I've been to the Outback and I can't tell you how pissed I'd be if my subpar teenage server added a gratuity

I don't know how to get on the list for the foodservice bailout . . . but our operation needs it.  I'm used to seeing income

I worked for the Outback chain and my biggest complaint was that we weren't allowed to add the gratuity onto the check.  Not

Chef is right, beer makes everything better.  ANother option is to make a lighter crispier fish and just dip it in eggwash an