Month: October 2009

Restaurant Server Don’ts

The New York Times’ Bruce Buschel is making a list of 100 things his restaurant staff should not do and published the first 50. Waiter Rant responds. (Also see the Heavy Table’s 25 Things Diners Hate About Restaurants and the 25 Things Chefs Hate About You.) [via Kottke and Yoshi in the comments]

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Knife Skills, A Serial Novel – Part 22

Each Friday, the Heavy Table presents a new installment of Knife Skills, a culinary novel presented piece by piece as it’s written. If you’re uncomfortable with salty language, please be aware that characters regularly use words and phrases unacceptable in polite conversation. In the author’s imagination, some members of the food service industry have a […]

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October 30 Tweet Rodeo

@FrankBruni links to a controversial NYTimes article on server “dos” and “don’ts,” @Rick_Bayless lays down the law on the true preparation of carnitas, @JamButter promotes the concept of “terroir” and the many accompanying advantages of artisanal cheeses, @BlueDoorPub wants your vote to determine the newest blucy, and @TangledNoodle provides recipes for pandan cookies, among others.

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October 30 Morning Roundup

Michael Agnew, Surly Darkness skeptic, is won over by this year’s vintage, and serves up a thoughtful essay on pairing beer and cheese, the joy of reverse trick or treating, expect massive crowds downtown during Halloween this weekend, Kitchen Bitch critiques the ad campaign for the Affair, Tangled Noodle celebrates a year of blogging, Teddy […]

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Linden Hills Co-op Moving

The Linden Hills Co-op is moving to the former Almsted’s Sunnyside Market space at 44th and France (3815 Sunnyside Ave, Minneapolis). Jeanne Lakso, Marketing & Member Service Manager for the co-op, writes: “Basically, we’ve outgrown our current space long ago, and our board of directors has been examining options for the co-op for about the […]

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