Subj : Names [1] To : Dave Drum From : Ruth Haffly Date : Sat Dec 28 2024 13:59:39 Hi Dave, DD> Gabby's quit all but drive-thru during the covid crisis and never went DD> back to inside service. They used to have the best thin-crust pizza in RH> "New and improved" isn't always so. The "old and still the same" can be RH> just as good, if not better, for most people. Owner may be thinking RH> that the new will make more money but if it's not as good as the old, RH> it won't. DD> My motto is "Dance with who brung you!" Works 99.99% of the time. DD> contact with one of the kitchen supervisors who ran the kitchen DD> pre-pandemic. He'll do well. RH> As long as he hires good help. DD> I predict that he will. All of his staff at Charlie Parker's - with DD> the exception of one "new hire" who was caught adding unauthorised DD> tips to DD> credit cards. I was one of those who was got. She added a U$5 tip to DD> an U$8.89 tab. It was easy to spot since I never tip via plastic. DD> Always DD> on the table. And always in my "wairess bait" format. Gold dollar DD> coins, half-dollar coins and U$2 bills. Gets me remembered favourably DD> and I get sparkling service on sbsequent visits. Bv)= Fun to give--and get--those kind of tips. Good thing the new hire was caught, hopefully before much damage was done. DD> 8<----- CHOP ----->8 RH> My basic beef stew is meat, onion, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms and RH> tomatoes. Other add ins, if in the fridge include celery, turnip or RH> parsnips. The tomato is usually in the form of sauce, as part of the RH> liquids. A splash of red wine adds some depth to the flavor without RH> overpowering other flavors. DD> Maybe it's my taster. But I couldn't determine any difference in that DD> recipe. It's a very subtle taste, probably Michael would have picked it up but not us "average tasters". DD> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 --- Catch you later, Ruth rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28 .... Behind every good computer - is a jumble of cables! --- PPoint 3.01 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28) .