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10 Things a Chef Hates to Hear

Chefs are a cantankerous lot. Just one look at a Gordon Ramsay tirade speaks in volume to how people communicate in the kitchen, especially when something goes wrong. Yelling is the modus operandi of chef-to-cook discourse; it’s the exclamation point that drives...

Did You Mean: Crab

This unfortunate restaurant ad comes courtesy of our friends at OC Weekly, who spotted it in the Daily Pilot. Apparently ownership of La Cave is outraged because the ad erroneously states, “established in 1962” despite the restaurant having been in...

9 Myths You Take for Granted While Dining Out

As a server, I’ve seen things that would make your blood curdle. And, I’m here to tell you there are several myths you probably have about eating out that it’s high time you reconsider. Here are 9 things you’d probably rather not hear, but...

9 Myths You Take for Granted While Dining Out

Myth #4: Heat kills all bacteria Truth: Extreme and prolonged exposure to heat kills all bacteria. If you throw it on a grill, its good to go right? If my steak has a nice char-grilled appearance on the outside its clean isn’t it? Well that may be the case. It...

Dont be shortin me my treats

After yesterday’s news that Chipotle might be skimping on the meat with their burritos, I kind of thought life couldn’t get much worse. But, then I saw a couple more food items that are apparently now offering smaller portions despite charging consumers...