Donald or Hillary: Which Is Worse for Our Country?

Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton: With a Democratic Congress to oppose him Trump would be the lesser of two evils.

Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton: With a Democratic Congress to oppose him Trump would be the lesser of two evils.

Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are detestable Presidential candidates.  He is a racist, misogynistic pig and she is a lying criminal who favors Wall Street special interests.  I am just floored to realize that FBI Director James Comey corrupted the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s illegal email server to protect her candidacy.  And I want no part of Donald Trump’s Nazi dreams of deporting millions of illegal aliens.  But it looks like we have to choice one of these two great evils and having given this some thought I think I see a way out.

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Where and When to Get Free Food from Restaurants

free-foodNot everyone knows this but some restaurateurs give away free food.  Wouldn’t you like to be standing in line on those special days?  Sadly they do not come very often but here is what you can look for.

Eat at new restaurants before they open.  You have to know someone who works for the establishment.  When restaurants are getting ready to open they have to train their cooks and servers on how to prepare and serve the dishes.  And the servers should really know how the dishes taste.  How many times have you asked your server, “Have you eaten here?”  You should be skeptical if the server has not tried the food. Continue reading

Restaurant Industry Facing Some Challenging Times

Cooks in a restaurantBeing in a service industry is not always the profitable lifestyle make thing it must be.  “Service industries are recession-proof” is one of the classic myth-assumptions I see about the restaurant industry.  People always have to eat but when the economy turns bad they either eat for less or they stop eating out.  It’s a gross assumption to say that the restaurant industry is always doing well.  Very naive in my book.
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Four Hospitality Industry Success Stories

Dawn LafreedaWhen you work in a restaurant the last thing on your mind during a busy shift is where you will be in twenty years.  Most of my friends from the restaurant business have moved on to other careers.  Restaurants, airlines, and hotels all share something in common.  We are “hospitality” industries built on providing service to traveling customers.  Restaurants are not always included in that field but they share a lot of history with hotels and airlines.

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