dickiev

Have you ever heard the saying "Life is what happens when you are making plans for something else"? It's funny, I would say that most of my best career moves have taken place when something totally out of my control occurs. I was a laid off my first real job about six years ago. I ended up taking the first thing that came my way...something I had no experience in, then the place I got laid off from was eventually re-started by former employees and now, here I am, back where I started out...yet way better off than when I began! Life is crazy sometimes.

I never finished reading Kitchen Confidential, unfortunately. I don't know why. It was definitely interesting. And he certainly has a type A personality; it's no wonder he is so successful. I've heard he has quite a reputation these days for eating some questionable things. I don't know the details...not sure I want to. I can't even get through one episode of "Fear Factor" with out running out of the room.

It sounds like running your own restaurant is just way too much work. You're probably smart not to attempt it. Speaking of, did you ever watch the Restaurant? What do you think of DiSpirito? I know nothing about the biz but he came across to me as if the restaurant was just his play ground. He didn't seem to want to address the serious problems, he wasn't cooking...it seemed to me like he just spent most of the time shmoozing the patrons.