Would you like to keep your fork?

For all Restaurateurs, servers,  and bar staff, please do not require your patrons  to re-use flatware between courses.  This is where some of you may stop reading.  While I could mention hundreds, and even thousands, of restaurants where this will not happen; surprisingly this occurs more often than you think.

The typical scenario...The server asking the customer to keep a fork between the salad and the main entree.   When serving an appetizer , an entree, or a dessert, spring for the appropriate flatware by course. Trust me, the return on investment will accelerate by offering clients the basics.

You are dining out with friends and family and the server asks, "excuse me, would you like to grab your fork?". This never fails to amaze me.

~~~Here comes the cynical humor~~~Imagine if I replied,

Onto Shakespeare.

Answer:  Only one!  The others were merely mentions...


The Tempest

Be cheerful, sir:
Our revels now are ended:
These our actors,
As I foretold you were all spirits and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision
The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind:
We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep
     ~ Prospero

Shakespeare

What is it about FREE FOOD?

Why is it that free food brings out the beast in us? Now before I continue, this article does NOT include the less fortunate, homeless, or impoverished people. I believe it a tragedy that people in the United States will go to bed tonight without a meal. So before I go on, please know how fortunate you are to know where your will enjoy your next meal.

There's nothing like gathering with friends, attending a charity event, or celebrating a milestone over a great meal. But why are retailers selling vehicles, home entertainment theaters, or expensive real estate by luring just about anyone to a sale with food? What does this say about target marketing? Maybe a lot.