Good Hands, Big Eyes

I've been keeping an eye on all the new hires and there's one who's really good. He's fast, smart, funny, personable but more importantly he has good hands and big eyes. His movements are sure and precise and he watches everything intently whether it's on his station or not. And he's watching to learn, not like some who watch with no intent. He jumps in to help after he's seen what needs to be done, again unlike some who could see someone on fire and continue to drink a glass of water.

I'm not surprised he's good, his brother is the same. Not all family members are alike I realize, but these two are very similar. Another of their brothers had a birthday last night and they invited me to the party after work. It was late and everyone was tired. Some of these guys work 7 days a week, some of them work 2 or more jobs. I'm sure it's weird to have your boss over to your house but this family has never been shy about including me & the GM in their lives, even before they worked for us.

The differences between the new guys and some of the existing crew, particularly the sous chef, are becoming apparent. 2 of the 3 new guys are much cleaner and organized. I'm curious whether the sous even realizes his station regularly looks like a shithouse. Mine gets out of control now and again, but I'm always trying to get it clean, keep it clean, keep it stocked. He'll work a slow night with crap scattered all over the place. I'm hoping he'll learn by quiet example, but hey, I've been hoping for that for a long time now.

The GM is hobbling, still down with her mysterious foot ailment. Our older dog is limping worse than ever, he's obviously in pain and I'm getting ready to go to the city. Oh, and the fish vendor called this morning to tell me striped bass isn't available. See what I said about spring and the menu. I was referring in that post to produce but seafood is getting pretty iffy. Overfishing and lying about tonnage has done in the industry.

Must remember: bring home Indian food for the GM.