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Wait, after five and a half years, am I really leaving The Bar?
Oh, hell no!
I will still be working my regular full-time shifts there. That is still my main job, and will be until they fire me or I move back to Phoenix, whichever comes first.
However, as some of you may remember, a few months ago, one of my magic gigs vanished. So I've been kinda thinking I need to replace it so I can replace the lost income I've been missing since that happened.
Anyway, the owner of The Bar is opening up a new place in town, and our GM and Head Chef are leading the charge. Which means they're completely overworked, but that's another story. In any case, they gave several of us at The Bar the option of joining the team at The New Bar, and I figured, what the hell?
And when The New Bar's manager asked me what shift I would want (I am only going to be there one a week, just as I was doing with the magic gig), I asked for Wednesday nights, same as the magic gig. Unfortunately, they didn't have that available, so they gave me the option of Saturday days. Which initially I balked at, as that would mean I'd be working six days a week again, something I really didn't want to do, but then my brain kicked me in the ass and pointed out the fact that if I get in the door now, it probably won't be too long until I can get that shift that I want.
So today was orientation, and it was entertaining. The menu looks great. And I say that with a small bit of pride, since I proof read it for the Chef, and found about a hundred or so minor things that needed fixing, and it looks like he took my notes seriously. And the actual menu, i.e., the food looks awesome, as Chef's been running specials the last few weeks at The Bar that were basically menu items that will be featured at The New Bar.
And I realized that, while I've been in the restaurant industry for 26 years now, this will be the very first establishment that I open. I've never been part of an opening staff before. This is kinda cool. And should be very, very interesting. I'm sure I'll have plenty of stories from it, too.
And after some careful thought, to avoid confusion, I am not going to call the new place "The New Bar," since I call the established place "The Bar." Nope. I'll be calling the new place "The Q." Yes, that makes far more sense.
This is gonna be fun!
Oh, hell no!
I will still be working my regular full-time shifts there. That is still my main job, and will be until they fire me or I move back to Phoenix, whichever comes first.
However, as some of you may remember, a few months ago, one of my magic gigs vanished. So I've been kinda thinking I need to replace it so I can replace the lost income I've been missing since that happened.
Anyway, the owner of The Bar is opening up a new place in town, and our GM and Head Chef are leading the charge. Which means they're completely overworked, but that's another story. In any case, they gave several of us at The Bar the option of joining the team at The New Bar, and I figured, what the hell?
And when The New Bar's manager asked me what shift I would want (I am only going to be there one a week, just as I was doing with the magic gig), I asked for Wednesday nights, same as the magic gig. Unfortunately, they didn't have that available, so they gave me the option of Saturday days. Which initially I balked at, as that would mean I'd be working six days a week again, something I really didn't want to do, but then my brain kicked me in the ass and pointed out the fact that if I get in the door now, it probably won't be too long until I can get that shift that I want.
So today was orientation, and it was entertaining. The menu looks great. And I say that with a small bit of pride, since I proof read it for the Chef, and found about a hundred or so minor things that needed fixing, and it looks like he took my notes seriously. And the actual menu, i.e., the food looks awesome, as Chef's been running specials the last few weeks at The Bar that were basically menu items that will be featured at The New Bar.
And I realized that, while I've been in the restaurant industry for 26 years now, this will be the very first establishment that I open. I've never been part of an opening staff before. This is kinda cool. And should be very, very interesting. I'm sure I'll have plenty of stories from it, too.
And after some careful thought, to avoid confusion, I am not going to call the new place "The New Bar," since I call the established place "The Bar." Nope. I'll be calling the new place "The Q." Yes, that makes far more sense.
This is gonna be fun!
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