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Sliced thin on tortilla chips. Yum.

I think this is my favorite article of yours yet... can't wait to make my own fries!

We love Edible Sarasota! They are on their 2nd issue and it is even better than the first!

I'd love to see something on the local strawberry farms.

I think this is brilliant. I also think Domino's new campaign is brilliant... they had bad feedback on their product, they fixed it, and they were honest about it.

First, I'd like to point out that there is a big salary difference between restaurants in New York and Chicago and the big cities and the restaurants in smaller towns.

I am a manager at a small, casual, independent restaurant in Florida, and unlike resolutejc said above, I make less as a manager than some of our cooks make... who do not hold degrees or have any formal training. They have simply been cooking longer than I have been managing.

And, to therealchiffonade... we do not have our servers tip out our kitchen staff, but our kitchen staff does receive bonuses based on our monthly food costs. If they find ways to do their job better and more efficiently, they are rewarded for it. The better a server does, the higher their tips will be. The majority still make less per year, however, than the cooks.

I am glad that a lot of people have brought up costs vs profitability of restaurants. TV and magazines portray the restaurant business as being very sexy, when in reality it is tough work... for everyone involved... and the overall profits are not high. Based on my experience, most people in this industry are 'lifetimers' simply because they love the industry and the work involved. I, for one, would rather make less money and work in a kitchen all day than make more and sit at a desk.

I am scared.

I have never heard of Wegman's, but I feel about Publix the same way cakepixie feels about them. If Publix weren't just in the southeast, people wouldn't go anywhere else!

The customer should most certainly have the right to choose. Just as they have the right to order a steak rare

Pasta with chicken, tomato, feta, basil and black olives. Even better cold than hot.

Wow... sounds amazing. We serve mussels at the restaurant, and they are so easy to cook, but I never think to prepare them at home!

I have a blog with each... one is the blog for my restaurant (bloggert) and the other is my personal blog (wordpress). I like wordpress better overall. It is easier to post to and format, and I love the way the dashboard is laid out. It shows me recent comments on my blog (and has a page for blogs that I have commented on) and some stats right on the dashboard. I also really love the detailed stats page. It tells me exactly where my visitors are coming from, what links they have clicked, what pages they have visited, what search items brought them to my blog, and also what other blogs or web pages have a link to my blog. I do not like that they only blogs I can 'follow' are other wordpress blogs. I also don't like that the free version does not allow you to carry ads. I don't want to do that now, but I might want to eventually.

As for blogger, it is still easy to post to, but the formatting is a little pickier. I had to go out and find a widget for blog hits, but that is the only stat I can get... my weekly & monthly hits. There is also not just one spot to see my comments. That being said, I love that I can follow any blog or website I want (not just blogger!) and each new post shows right up on my dashboard. I also like that you can feature ads, but seeing as this blog is for my restaurant, I don't feel it is appropriate.

Hope this helps!

Check out http://crossfit.com/

Great workouts that are intense, but short. And, most of them you can do in your own home with minimal equipment!

Mmmm... looks yummy.