training. My son is in fine dining and does the same – always striving to make the best tips in the restaurant, fine tuning his skills with the customers/rest./est. Maybe we are different because tips do communicate to us.

accessed by phone number, and they hire very young people who are not especially courteous or good at taking phone orders. I have a funky address, and have had much better luck at communicating my order to takeout workers with...

I’m talking specifically about Thai food here. Went to Thai Spoon a couple of weekends ago, apparently just after their four fork review since they were packed around 3:00 pm. Asked for the recommended Thai Fried Chicken....

are the benchmarks for quality, but I like using it as a benchmark for skill. What’s your opinion of this? I admit II probably shouldn’t have assumed I could find these at every sushi bar I visit. I agree with...

, and would have left room for dessert. Usually charming, the thick french accent of our waitron actually ended up being a bit of a communication block. I also had the very disturbing feeling of being out on a date in high school....

Do a search on my previous posts. I’ve talked about this ad nauseum. In brief – Tomoe has okay fish, but horrid knife skills and vulgar slabs of fish. Service at the tables is mediocre, and the bar is tiny and...

Does anyone take the time to try to train a ditz and/or ice queen as to what a hostess is supposed to ASK when taking a reservation? Or do restaurateurs expect these young lovelies to possess such a skill when they walk in the...

with an English-speaking staff so that we’re able to communicate our needs). (We do have the celiac dining cards, but a friendly staff makes all the difference.) We’d also be interested in suggestions for eating...

. Having the language skill to communicate with wholesalers, importers and such is key as sushi is all about ingredients. The network of distribution for high quality ingredients all revolve around the Japanese language, with...

Regarding Kosher Beef Cuts, from the Beef Hindquarter. There have recently been American Rabbi’s who have been trained in Traibering [Nikkur} Hindquarters, by Specialist Traibering Experts skilled in removing blood vessels,...

seemed like a perfect idea. BF would finally get his real porchetta, be able to use his monsterous 14 inch skillet and also flex his cooking skills by butterflying and tying up his very first roast. I sent the recipe to BF in...

Love the communication skills guys! :) Thanks for coming to my defense, trolley. I didn’t get a chance to read the offending post, but it must have been pretty nasty if the Chowhound team deleted it. Why anyone has to get...

no brainer. Fresh baked bread (the style the bride and groom like best) salumi, and cheese are easy. If the volunteer staff has alot of culinary skill and want to make a statement of their love and/or masochism, than a rental...

-solo female diners (women dining with other women, or with a mixed group of men and women, or with their male/female SOs), merely by virtue of their possibly superior natural or acquired skills as social lubricants and...

Next time you are so vexed by communication problems, try actually visiting the restaurant in person. There will always be problems ordering over the phone, whether you are talking to someone who speaks spanish, english, or any...