The Biker Somm

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  • Kitchen Confidential By Anthony Bourdain (If He Had Been A Server Instead Of A Filthy Line Cook)

    In every full-service restaurant there are two worlds: the Front of House…made up of servers and bartenders, and the Back of House…made up of cooks and dishwashers (with bussers and hostesses existing in the mist between). The difference between these clans?  Mainly, if you bathe yourself before coming to work, you are FOH.  If you…

  • That Dull, Familiar Ache

    “Oh, you’re a sommelier?  That is SO COOL!!!!  The servant’s entrance is around back.” Even if my job didn’t have a fancy-sounding French name, it would still be a cool job.  Getting paid to be a specialist in wine and spirits?  Yeah, there are way worse gigs…I know, I’ve had some epic ones.  I once…