5 Do’s and Don’ts for Dining Out

 

From a restaurant’s perspective, the goal is to provide every guest with a great dining experience. Some restaurants may be better at providing that than others, but that is the heart of running a restaurant. A great server will provide high quality service no matter what but that doesn’t mean they aren’t bothered by certain customer behaviors. I can’t speak for every server everywhere but in my experience, the following five actions are enough to make your waiter/waitress clench their fists and force their smile.Continue Reading

Onions! For Crying Out Loud

I can remember grocery shopping with my mom when I was younger. I loved sneaking things that weren’t on her list into the cart (like sugary cereal and extra bags of chips) but I hated the time it took us to finish image2shopping. Because I was always in a rush to check out, mainly because we would usually make something extra delicous for lunch once we got home, I would always head off on my own to speed things up. I would start checking things off the list in confidence until I came to the produce section. Mom’s list just said “onions” but the store had so many different kinds! Now that I’ve been obsessed with cooking for the past decade, it’s no longer an issue but for those people who use their stove as storage, the difference between the five types of onions may still be unclear. Is today’s post on the basic side? Yes. Is it still a good lesson to keep in your back pocket? I think so, yes. So … what the heck is the difference between the five types of onions found at your local grocery store?OnionsContinue Reading

Ode to Garlic

When you’re cooking a nice piece of meat, you want your pan sizzling hot before you drop in the main ingredient, right? A lot of people think that a piping hot pan is the first step for any recipe but that’s Garlicactually a misconception, especially when you’re talking about today’s main ingredient: garlic.Continue Reading

Bitters: A Brief Lesson

In recent years, the cocktail industry has really boomed. It’s all about house infused small batch liquors, fresh herbs, and gourmet bitters. The end result is a high quality amazing drink menu but sometimes it looks like it was written in a foreign language. Seriously! Even those who work within the restaurantBitters industry have to run a Google search every now and then. There is often a lot of question marks surrounding one specific ingredient; bitters. There are tons of different kinds and it’s incredible with just a few drops can do to the flavor of a cocktail (and actually how much they can help with an upset stomach) so I thought today, we could dive into the topic a little bit.Continue Reading