Month: August 2008

  • Bragging on my baby....

    Folks, when you run into someone at a restaurant or store who goes over and above the call of duty, please write to their company and let it be known.  ;^)

    Look what someone wrote in to Chili's about, regarding my Jessica, who is a manager at one of their stores:  

    Hey Everyone,

    Check
    it out…. What a great example of hospitality from Jessica (Fossil
    Creek) to these guests. Do you think that both of them will remember
    this visit forever, even if it doesn't turn out to be the perfect match for the couple?

    Great Job Jessica and Thanks for making these guest feel special.

    Len

    This was the first time for my date & I to meet after talking on Match.com...when
    we walked in, my date jokingly [told] your manager Jessica that he wanted a
    romantic table with violins!!!!  Jessica led us to a table and said it
    wasn't the most romantic table but it was the most private & that
    if we listened real hard we could hear music from the restaurant next
    door!!!  Jessica then had our server, Amy, bring us a gift...Jessica
    had made two roses from Chili's paper, wrote 'Chili's sweet hearts' on
    paper she decorated and put it all in a 'vase' (a chili's mug)!!  Amy
    said, 'my manager, Jessica, wanted to help your visit with us more
    romantic'.Jessica checked on us a couple of times throughout our
    visit.It was such a wonderful & sweet gesture that Jessica paid
    attention and took the time to help make our first meeting
    very memorable.It was very obvious that she is a great person which in
    turn makes her a great manager.  She not only made sure to follow up
    with us but to take the time to make the roses in the vase...that was
    pure genious on her part!!!Thanks again to Jessica...I kept the roses
    so if this is a love connection we will have the memory of our first date!!

    Way to go, Jessica!  e-Cheers

  • Y'all have doubtless noticed the current trend for "shots" of all sorts.

    Shots of vodka, for instance.  Mini-desserts called "shooters" at Applebees and Chili's.

    Well.  Various bakeries around the nation have taken the latter concept to its logical conclusion, and I say "Hail!" to them:

    Frosting_shot

    Frosting shots!    Fork over 75 cents and get a small cup of frosting, straight up. 

    Brilliance in action, by jingo.  Talk about Beautiful Basics (Lisa Garza's pitch at the Next Food Network Star).  Elegant simplicity at its finest.