Table Talk and Pure Wine Cafe
Here I link to the story on the world's largest crab cake -- ugh -- but not my own Table Talk column till now.
Actually you probably didn't need the link today. Often it's hard to track down, but for some reason it was the featured story in the little Taste widget on the Sun's home page. I love that.
The column features news about the Pure Wine Cafe (in my head I call it the Pure Wine Bar), the PETA thing that you already know about because you read Dining@Large every day, and the latest on Banksy's Cafe.
I don't get it. Is it a condition of leasing that space that you have some strange name? ...
Rereading the Top 10 (Excellent Service) that was reprinted this Wednesday, I was struck by the fact that good service in a restaurant is kind of random these days. If you're in luck, you get a waiter or waitress who's smart, friendly and on the ball.
But it's rarely like when Hampton's was open in Harbor Court, and the waiters-in-training would follow around after the experienced waiters to learn the trade. Such a premium was put on good service there that when I wrote a story on restaurant service I did a sidebar just on Hampton's training methods.
(Photo by Mike Buscher/Special to the Baltimore Sun)
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Now that you mention it, we had a waitress-in-training at Hooter's a few weeks ago. I remember thinking that with their clientele, maybe a few self-defense classes were in order also.
Posted by: Frequent Little Italy Restaurant Visitor | June 10, 2009 9:53 PM
"Hi my name is J.R., I have been the chef of " Henninger's Tavern" in fells point for the last seven years. It is with a heavy heart that i will be leaving, and be available for my next Job. If you know "Henninger's tavern" reputation for fine food then you already know a little bit about me. Im leaving on excellent terms and can provide impeccable refrences about the body of my work from some of the top Chefs in the city as well as owners i have worked for. If intrested email me so we can talk. Regards J.R."
not really a comment for this thread so much as some general gossip -- this was a craigslist posting
Posted by: gossip girl | June 10, 2009 9:55 PM