There is a special place in Hell for people who come in 5 minutes before closing and demand full service. We have to clean, stock, prep and close, you coming in and expecting us to smile as we reuse all of the equipment we just finished cleaning is not a good thing. And please don't tell me it's your right to expect…

If you're looking at a row of cakes, and for some reason you got it in your head for whatever reason that they're white/vanilla, I can see my mind going to "oh that one looks burnt" without much reflection. Yes it's kind of dumb, but I don't think it's necessarily as numbingly stupid as the rest of the ones shown.

And they didn't take 10 years to tell us how they met her, too.

ok, so I know a bunch of people are going to jump on me here. BUT, there is an allergy called 'oral allergy syndrome' it's an allergy to all fruits, veg, legumes, tree nuts, etc in their RAW form. When cooked or processed the allergy is no longer present. Something to do with your brain perceiving it as pollen in the…

Nope, you are totally right. It's like ordering a turkey burger, and getting a whole breast on a bun.

For many years I was allergic to crabs and lobster, two foods that I enjoy. They gave me red splotchy rashes on my face. During that period of time I went to a New Year's Eve party at a restaurant, and the prix fixe entree, which was not announced in advance, was surf and turf. The server actually asked before…

Giorgio is my favorite of the Pinot brothers.

I'm opening a winery and selling Pinot Giorgio.

I worked at local bakery/cafe in Seattle for a few years, and racked up a number of crazy barista stories. Obvs, people in that town do not f- around with their coffee. Like a lot of places, we had a card program (9 drinks and the 10th is free!). One woman came in during our busiest time of the week, Sunday morning,…

I'm aware that not everyone has exposure to the same experiences in life (ex. if you had asked me how to pronounce "merlot" at age 16, I prob would have said Merr-Lott) but I am truly sad for actual adults who don't understand chocolate cake, uncut pieces of toast, eggs to order, root beer that is sold a la carte,…

I don't see what's dumb about customer No. 3. If you're watching your gluten, surely the safest thing is to store it in your stomach so it doesn't get lost?

Clearly this woman has an acute allergy that must be taken seriously. Anything less than 90 degrees and she blows up into a big mass of CRAZY!

Well, I guess I'm the reason we can't have nice things, because calling a small sandwich with a whole sea scallop in the middle a "mini burger" is stupid and doesn't make any sense. Call them scallop sliders or something. If it's not ground up, it isn't burger. Go ahead, bring on the hate.

""It's so dark, why is it like that? Is it burnt?" I looked at the cake again and say to her,"

Okay, I'm going to defend the woman in #1. It's possible that she is not actually allergic, but has a condition like diverticulitis, in which she can't eat nuts and seeds because they'll stick in her digestive tract. If the nuts are ground up, this doesn't happen. Explaining this to everyone you meet is kind of…

"I ORDERED WHOLE WHEAT TOAST FOUR TIMES AND YOU GUYS KEEP CUTTING IT IN HALF!"

I feel that it should be a requirement to work in a restaurant at least once in your life....I just feel that people who work or have worked in the food industry are far more prepared to survive in this world. I mean, we all have to eat, and having some background that teaches you about the basics of foodstuffs is…

I have a friend who runs a foot cart in Portland. She has so many stories of people watching their gluten intake who order the meatballs (which have breadcrumbs in them, and she tells that to every customer), that it's not even funny anymore. And they always respond with, "well, a little is OK."

BCO has forced my lazy ass out of bed the last few weeks. I use it to bargain with myself: "You can't read BCO until you get up and make your coffee." So thanks for preventing me from sleeping all day!

I'm allergic to melons and I try to be really, really good about it. Like - I could eat a smallish piece of watermelon and just need to take some pills, but more than a small bite of cantaloupe and honeydew can make my day very not fun.