Perhaps they are having to cater 2 seperate weddings...only because of the “wars” part. The 1st season wedding challenge was 1 wedding (a gay wedding in CA with a cake that came out of a box and pretty sad looking...

for judges. I’m getting irritable with the judges as a viewer. I can only imagine what I’d have to say to them after sleep deprivation, hours in the hot stew room with nothing but alcohol, and a row of challenges that...

there for the good stuff, rather than settling for what’s nearby. As I remarked in another thread, while there seems to be a great diversity of restaurants in some NYC neighborhoods, these are examples of ethnic places that...

as there were reports of long lines. If you know him personally he’ll even customize some dishes for you, a practice that has been frowned upon by all the restaurants he used to work for (stick to the regular menu,...

it taste better to them than a cheaper chocolate that a connoisseur might rate as being of higher quality. You can draw your own conclusions about such consumers, but we all know they are in plentiful supply, as are vendors...

all the regional styles on the same menu; the small, expert-run shop doesn’t have this traffic, must cater to local tastes, & the op should weight his comparison accordingly.

Took a second job working for a caterer. I ate “there” every time I worked and/or took home food.

really isn’t the purview of chowhound. Maybe you could find what you are looking for by searching the Austin board for a thread on sports bars. If you don’t find something that way, there may be other sites that cater...

Most places soup kitchens can’t take food that isn’t in a sealed container for health reasons. I worked at a cheese shop and we used to take leftovers from catering jobs but they stopped that and we had to toss it...

Because they try to cater to a local market, like other international chains, and end up falling flat on their faces. IKEA is trying the same thing. It all depends, on what they aim for.

I have to say that some of the worst food I’ve ever had was Chinese-American food served at Chinese restaurants. If you want to play it safe, you need to stick to restaurants that cater to a purely American audience. One of...

I have now known three people who have put their ovens on self clean the day of a big party only to have it trip the thermostat, leaving them oven-less for the event. One of them unfortunately belonged to a guy who I was catering...

Agreed... but I think that is the expectation (both from the consumer & the famous chef) at the famous places that cater to us wannabe class (I am sure when Keller is hired to go cook at someones Wine Country mansion the service...

4)I think this season’s crop may be the most talented yet. I don’t think there are any caterers or personal chefs with no professional kitchen experience.

I think Zoi benefitted from the situation that the judges probably did NOT want to send home three women in a row????? I don’t like pasta salad either, but when I was catering, and someone ordered it, we made a kick-a$$...