Archive for November, 2008

composed salad recipes?

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
rondonb asked:


I work at a up scale country club and the chef asked me to come up with some cool salads for the new menu. any ideas? Either fancy or comfort.

How do you politely inform people that they are not invited to the wedding?

Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Well la-di-da asked:


My fiance and I are paying for our own wedding. We’re having our reception at a country club with a specific minimum that we don’t want to go over – if any “extra” guests show up then we automatically have to pay about $68/head. So we are trying to keep the guest list under a certain number. I’ve come across numerous people, mainly just acquaintances, who automatically assume that they are coming. It really puts me in an awkward position when they say “So I’m getting an invite right??” or “I can’t wait to go to your wedding!”. Frankly I’ve never made an assumption that I would be a guest at someone’s wedding, so I’m a little surprised to see how many people who actually do – especially those that I’m not even good friends with!! I don’t mind these people, but again we are on a budget and I’d rather have our money spent on family and good friends. How do you respond to people who have such expectations on you?

Why do wealthy people spend a lot of their time golfing?

Friday, November 14th, 2008
Jen asked:


Why do most of them feel the need to join a membership at the local private country club? Is it a rule that when you have money you must be superior in public and play boring sports?

Im a line cook insearch of advice from fellow line cooks?

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
cremedelacrem281 asked:


I jus recently got working again because Im canadian and I had to do the immagration thing but I applied at a country club here with great expectations for the establishment I thought it would be a great place to brush up on my skills sense it has been a while and I could learn some great things . I was very disappointed when i saw the menu its not worth mentioning so I thought fine maybe everything is made from scratch like im use to .I hold high standards for food quality because I’ve worked at some damn fine restaurants where everything from the freash cut steaks to the salads were made right there.But majority of the food is premade from sysco which i guess is fine but at a country club I would have thought better .To top it off my executive chef is fresh out of school and dident even know how to butter fly shrip much less no her own menu Where im at for the time being the only other option is chilis until i get on me feet again what do i do what would you do ?
I myself dont want to talk down on any fellow cook but its eating at me i dont know what to do . ! have the same qualifications as she does and more experience . I have only seen her in the kitchen once trying to cook something and it wasent even good enough to put out i was kinda shocked she was goin to put something out like that because she has a manager position here also shes doin other things but it seems like shes playing it takes her 2 hours to go buy some iceberg lettuce and some lunch meat im feaking out becasue we have a wedding saturaday and im not sure whats goin to happen I have to prep for that and run the kitchen as normal for lunch i just feel like she doesent have enough experience to be exec I dont want to hurt my career because of some one else cooking is my life so if some one has been through something like this what did you do I new to this job I feel like I cant reallt say anything besacuse I am new but im not the only one talking about these things at my job .

I am Looking to buy an Elk’s Club Flag, Where can i find one?

Sunday, November 9th, 2008
lmt570 asked:


My Brother is serving our country in iraq, he is requesting an Elk’s club flag for personal use.I have contacted several elk’s org, with out any response’s.your help would be greatly appriciated!