January slowdown...

It's slower at all restaurants in January, that we know.. But is it even slower this year because of the economic turmoil facing the nation? Are people going to stop eating?? I think that's a complicated question..

For one, people will eat. They may not go to restaurants as much, but they will eat. Catering will still continue--funerals and weddings don't end because of a recession.

But in my mind we may see a turn back to local homegrown and home cooked food. Goodbye to the chains---besides of course the fast food that will never die in America..

Ii think there will be a realignment in people's minds of what's important and what matters...

There will be a cutback.. Smaller places will thrive if they price their food right.. I think food truck will do good, too.

I may be talking nonsense.. but the economy makes that happen. Things are pretty bad.

Green steaks.............

Had a pretty bad experience tonight at a local grocery store. It started great though! Steaks were on sale, I bought a few and thought, 'hey this will make a great dinner' .. How wrong I was.

The steaks were green! Green!! I tell you! Green!

But really, who else out there experienced a situation where, *cough*, the restaurant you work at would have STILL served those steaks? I mean.. they weren't all green, and after all when the steak gets grilled you'd have a pretty tough time seeing the discoloration. Right?

I'm leaving the store unnamed for a few reasons--but mainly because as soon as I took my discolored meat back they allowed me to have a choice between new meat or new money. I chose the meat, only because I was hungry for some bloody iron tonight..

But.. if I went to a restaurant and that steak was green.. how would I have known? And, don't tell me it doesn't happen............................