THE TRUTH CAN BE CRUDE
There are two kinds of restaurants in this world.
The kind whose staffs say all of this to each other, and/or discuss it over cocktails after the guestsThere are two kinds of restaurants in this world.
The kind whose staffs say all of this to each other, and/or discuss it over cocktails after the guests[...]
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DEVIN PROOF
So, years ago, NYC’s Chef/owner Alfred Portales was the first chef to gain notoriety for “stacking” food. Basically, building up, toSo, years ago, NYC’s Chef/owner Alfred Portales was the first chef to gain notoriety for “stacking” food. Basically, building up, to[...]
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SO YOU WANT TO BE A CHEF…
Every season, the same.
The new menu is pending….Business never ending…and the chefs are not inclined to test short ribs and stews in summerEvery season, the same.
The new menu is pending….Business never ending…and the chefs are not inclined to test short ribs and stews in summer[...]
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ALL’S WELL IN MAINE
Just back from the wedding of smitten Clint Lagasse and love-struck Nicole Thurston– she being the daughter of very close friends, Garrett and Lisa,Just back from the wedding of smitten Clint Lagasse and love-struck Nicole Thurston– she being the daughter of very close friends, Garrett and Lisa,[...]
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PUTTING FUTURES BEFORE HISTORY
Jim Campanini is a hard ass! I am sure that fact doesn’t shock anyone who knows him or read his column recently in the Lowell Sun regarding the LowellJim Campanini is a hard ass! I am sure that fact doesn’t shock anyone who knows him or read his column recently in the Lowell Sun regarding the Lowell[...]
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BE HAPPY, KEEP DRIVING
I am going into a management meeting today, grateful for such success we have achieved together yet hauntingly-dissatisfied by knowing we can be so muchI am going into a management meeting today, grateful for such success we have achieved together yet hauntingly-dissatisfied by knowing we can be so much[...]
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MEH, SPETEMBER
Maybe it’s unfair that September in New England falls victim to the way-too-short 3 month summer, weak-ass May, Mother Nature’s nasty winterMaybe it’s unfair that September in New England falls victim to the way-too-short 3 month summer, weak-ass May, Mother Nature’s nasty winter[...]
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THE GENDER THING
A young woman who is dear to me was fixing the front door closer at the restaurant the other day. She returned to the bar offended that multiple incomingA young woman who is dear to me was fixing the front door closer at the restaurant the other day. She returned to the bar offended that multiple incoming[...]
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SEE “PEACOCK”
He Said: “Why would you accept that deal?”
So, she said: “I don’t have any leverage.”
Then he said: “You are alreadyHe Said: “Why would you accept that deal?”
So, she said: “I don’t have any leverage.”
Then he said: “You are already[...]
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TWO WAY STREET?
To all readers and guests:
As of last night, Merrimack Street, at the point right outside our building, has become a two way street for the first timeTo all readers and guests:
As of last night, Merrimack Street, at the point right outside our building, has become a two way street for the first time[...]
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