The single most important tip when hiring a chef or caterer

How to find out how your hired chef might act in good times and bad

You want a party where you can relax and enjoy your mom’s 90th birthday.  You make sure every detail of that night is memorable and intentional.  You hire a chef for the meal.  But there’s a big storm outside and traffic is overwhelming.  You tell the chef that your guests are going to be an […]

3 Secrets to Confident Restaurant Ordering

What does the restaurant staff know that you don’t know?

Starting at age 18, in Portugal, I learned how to fill restaurant tables to rotate a 1,000 people a day.  From there I was a headwaiter on the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and then was asked to be the captain’s waiter on Crystal Cruises – an elite cruise line.  There, I learned the high-end service […]

Restaurant Secrets

How to Enjoy the Party and Set the Tone

Tips for hosts before the party starts

My wife and I love entertaining.  However, my wife sometimes gets anxious before the party even starts wondering if everything is clean, perfect, just right and if people will have a good time.  During the party, she starts cleaning up and ends up missing some of the fun. Once her 20-something cousin even asked her, […]

Enjoy The Party and Stop Cleaning