In short, the idea is to work with quality beans that are sourced in a transparent manner (be it fair trade, co-op farming, etc) and to roast them with an eye towards enhancing their strengths and natural flavors. From there, to prepare the resultant beans in a manner that further highlights their flavor. The idea…

Fully agree! While I'm certain that yourself (and likely myself) will catch flack for it: if you're not interested in 3rd wave coffee... don't go to a place focused on 3rd wave coffee.
Think of it like Scotch. Going to Starbucks = Drinking an easy going blended Scotch (like Dewar's). Learning what to expect in a more…

OK, then. Don't say we didn't tell you.

You didn't like ThereIsNoFluffy's answer, but it's the right one. Sure, quit that cushy job you hate to try something else, but restaurant cooking is tough and unlikely to be as fulfilling as you hope. I am a Young, Fit Person and it actually fucks up your joints very quickly. My ankles used to ache, always, and I was…

I think this is the best advice right here.

You asked. I answered. Sorry if the tone/response is not to your liking.

Do you want to lose your love of cooking because it's now what you do to make minimum wage?

No. You should not. Being an excellent cook is about 10% of being a successful chef. The rest is being able to thrive in a thoroughly fuck-up environment.

So by skimming it you missed the funny bits, then came here to say it wasn't funny. Good one!

That story was my favorite. Not because of Mrs. P and how she met the theme of awful customers but because people like Dora are my favorite. I just got out of the hospital for a major thing and the ICU was full of Doras - people who face the most trying situations and come back, day after day, with such awesomeness…

That last story has ruined the magic of Fazoli's for me. I loved that shit when I was younger. But I guess somewhere deep down I knew it was only meant to be a fleeting joy in my life. The first and second stories are jaw dropping, the third again begs the question: what is with these fat guys ordering for their wives…

Someone needs to give Dave Hogan a publishing contract. That story was masterfully written and incredibly funny. I could feel the teenage anxiety wafting off it. Bravo, sir. Bravo.

The last one HAS to be a Fazoli's. HAS to, right?

One day I had a gentleman call on the phone saying that he wanted to order a half of a beef chimichanga, and half of the chicken chimichanga but did not want to get charged for two (which is wasting food on our end because we have no one to buy the other halves he didn't want).

I've actually been to that coffee place and was initially confused about their coffee offerings myself but settled on the non-adventurous option. Best damn coffee of my life. To hell with normal coffee after that.

Loved this set... honestly C.A. don't ever apologize for giving us more evil customers who we can love to hate.

1) Huh?

"I'd like to apologize to everyone except for the Obamas, those Negro usurpers." #sorrynotsorry

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