I used to run the kitchen for a thriving catering business called At Your Service. We eventually opened a restaurant/bar in addition and then it all went to hell. Restaurant/bars are evil business propositions. They are the Satan of businesses. We didn't know this at first because its horns were cleverly hidden in menu holders.
But I digress. I wanted to call the restaurant Shut Up and Eat, mainly because it would have been fun to answer the phone and say "Shut Up and Eat" all day long. But my majority business partner, who held the food and beverage licenses, insisted this was a bad business idea. Within two years we were completely burned out and at each other's throats on a daily basis. She wanted to sell it all. I briefly considered keeping the catering business and letting the restaurant/bar go, but decided I'd had enough, too.
Anyway, that's why I have a bunch of catering equipment. After all, one never knows when one will need 30 white rectangular tablecloths and 300 cloth napkins. Or 10 buffet chafers. Or 12 dozen forks.
But I digress. I wanted to call the restaurant Shut Up and Eat, mainly because it would have been fun to answer the phone and say "Shut Up and Eat" all day long. But my majority business partner, who held the food and beverage licenses, insisted this was a bad business idea. Within two years we were completely burned out and at each other's throats on a daily basis. She wanted to sell it all. I briefly considered keeping the catering business and letting the restaurant/bar go, but decided I'd had enough, too.
Anyway, that's why I have a bunch of catering equipment. After all, one never knows when one will need 30 white rectangular tablecloths and 300 cloth napkins. Or 10 buffet chafers. Or 12 dozen forks.
