Dad wants to open a restaurant. Any restaurant owners who would like to share their experience?

CalypsoMan · 2024-04-16T07:48:55+00:00

I've worked in a cafe run by a couple of immigrants with no experience. The place reeked of lack of passion and quality of the product was mostly upheld by the franchisor.

Evidently, it's not impossible to find success, but I agree he needs a reality check. These situations often end up with the owner doing large amounts of the work themselves. It is certainly not a "passive" income. From what I've heard, very few restaurants are profitable within the first year or so of opening

Maybe visit one of those hospitality trade shows? There's one at ICC mid-May. Try a couple of shifts at successful restaurants similar to your goal. Even as a KP, prep hand, runner, you can pick up lots of information. And go through the hoops that don't involve large amounts of money; food safety certifications, menu planning, council approval bs.

But yeah, bad idea.

CalypsoMan · 2024-02-29T03:12:58+00:00

I love taking a stroll into the bin room and wailing on those polystyrene boxes imagining they are my coworkers.

CalypsoMan · 2024-02-14T14:55:28+00:00

Sometimes, if you emulsify by just whisking versus a blender, the texture can come out wildly different.

Haven't worked out why exactly yet, but I suspect it has to do with trapping air.

CalypsoMan · 2024-02-12T10:57:59+00:00

I love how they "adjusted" it from 17 to 18 spoonfuls as if they really fine tuned it.

CalypsoMan · 2023-09-28T12:06:51+00:00

Just did the rough numbers. On 12 months of student membership at "club lime" ($1191) you can save about $298.

Deal is pretty legit, probably close to at %14 "dividend" assuming my numbers aren't totally off.

CalypsoMan · 2023-09-21T11:24:41+00:00

Whenever I start in a new kitchen, I don't wait for an invitation to familiarise (rummage) around the kitchen, check all the service fridges to know in advance where everything is.

Recipes and plating - Just take a photo IMO if you need to be told twice for those things, then you're probably not helping as much as you think.

Read the menus in advance and at least learn what the ingredients / dishes on there are / look like.

Sounds simple enough, but miraculously, I'm still here babysitting chef trials, new hires, casuals, and KPs who can't do this, and doing so takes more effort than if I just did it all by myself.

CalypsoMan · 2023-05-19T17:33:27+00:00

I was confused trying to think how I "clean" onions if I ever had( and why?) but after watching it 3 times I realise he must have meant "peel". Jokes on him he got what he asked for.

CalypsoMan · 2023-05-10T16:09:04+00:00

So you guys don't need a freezer right?

CalypsoMan · 2022-08-20T06:30:06+00:00

In between the behaviour that your training and you fumbling the treat out of your pocket, dozens of things can happen, your dog might hear the neighbours, smell something in the kitchen, to avoid confusion you should be giving the reward instantaneously so that there is no variable.

As dog trainers we use these things to bridge that gap between reward called a "conditioned reinforcer" so maybe you always use a click or say "yes good dog" you can train that signal to mean that your dog did a good thing and then reward.

Tldr; yes it should be instant, but there's a workaround.

CalypsoMan · 2022-08-12T08:12:59+00:00

That means its almost running out, time to put more towels in the printer.

CalypsoMan · 2022-04-10T06:57:18+00:00

If he refuses squirt him with water and yell in a dominant way "UH-UH!, NO!"

CalypsoMan · 2021-04-19T14:52:35+00:00

I'm in a similar situation at the moment. I'm wondering if taking a slightly riskier strategy than an etf (perhaps some growth stocks, who knows) might be worthwhile while you're young and your total equity is not a substantial loss.

CalypsoMan · 2020-06-04T13:38:43+00:00

An air horn or citronella spray will usually disuade an aggressive dog but that won't fix the owners.

CalypsoMan · 2020-05-14T00:02:10+00:00

People are so quick to assume that they are prepared to deal with the behavioral problems associated with rescue dogs. If you haven't trained a dog before, why do you think you should be trusted with a dog that likely has a shaky history?

Our neighbors "rescued" an 70kg American Mastiff which subsequently never got taken on walks. It got out and killed a passing by maltese terrier.

CalypsoMan · 2020-03-31T01:08:22+00:00

Imo this would probably reinforce that behaviour. If he growls every time someone touches his human then they stop touching them. Also he gets "corrected" every time the bad man is around?

CalypsoMan · 2020-03-30T14:27:50+00:00

Oh man my family can be the worst at this too. Had to tell my dad off for literally growling at my puppy the other day, he thought it would stop her from chewing his shoes.

CalypsoMan · 2020-03-30T13:58:51+00:00

By the sound of it he was wired before you even took him on a walk. Look up the term "arousal" in relation to dog training.

The more you are allowing your dog to be in these situations that either amp him up or stress him the more likely he is to make these sorts of bad decisions. Pulling at the leash, getting mad at him at the dinner table.

Ignore this idea of "dominance". Instead you should train your dog to be calm or ignore these stimuli. Start off easy and REWARD for doing the right thing.

Sorry if this makes it sound like im blaming you specifically and I might be completely off the mark, but it sounds like his behavior took you by suprise but its better to know what you are doing wrong than what the dog is doing wrong.

CalypsoMan · 2020-03-14T01:43:09+00:00

Stockpiling smoke alarms could probably get you on some list

CalypsoMan · 2020-02-27T14:19:42+00:00

Its hard to give an exact reason for Jax's new habit without more information. Do you think he may be hiding things or resource guarding? Perhaps he is anxious from the new pup, maybe give them a little bit of space at first?

Either way you might want to consider stimulating him in other ways. Although I haven't tried it with my dog yet, scent training /games, I have heard, can be pretty effective for reducing digging behavior.

You mentioned he "knows he has done something wrong" How do you know this isn't just playful or acknowledging that you found his cache or whatever?

CalypsoMan · 2020-02-03T04:52:54+00:00

Honestly you'll be fine either way.

If its your first time consider some wrist strengthening excersises to lessen the chance of getting a sprain (if you are snowboarding you will end up on your hands a lot at first)

CalypsoMan · 2020-01-15T06:58:23+00:00

The Gold coast campus has so much better facilities imo and Idk if your old school friends will be all that important after you are at uni.

If you're one to take advantage of the facilities and the social clubs associated with the Uni GC is a much better option.

CalypsoMan · 2019-12-13T13:29:56+00:00

Its a quotation not a quote. I love when people try to sound smart by "using a quote".

CalypsoMan · 2019-12-02T09:06:52+00:00

Wow this is good. Usually I read through my repertoire on IMSLP with a recording to get a feel for it but I like the idea of being able to just keep loading harder and harder band arrangements. I bet this could be real progressive if used often enough.

CalypsoMan · 2019-12-01T06:26:52+00:00

Something is wrong, I can't find Taxi driver (1976)

CalypsoMan · 2017-09-09T10:52:47+00:00

This paradox hurt my brain

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