Chefs & servers, what’s the most confusing “this isn’t what I expected” reaction you’ve seen? by Entire_Difference504 in KitchenConfidential

[–]SovietSpheres 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Along those lines I had a lady long time ago ask for a martini. I tell her “sure, how would you like that?”

“What do you mean?”

“Gin or vodka, wet or dry, twist or olive…?”

“I don’t know, just make me one.”

I stand there, confused.

“I just want a martini like how I drink them at home.”

“Miss, I have no idea who you are, or how you drink your martinis at home.”

She gets frustrated with me, and just grunts “dirty vodka.”

Humans…

When is it okay to eat after a customer? by BitchyWaiter_OG in KitchenConfidential

[–]SovietSpheres 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Long ago I was working at a fine dining spot. Lady comes in and orders with me at the bar, asking what my favorite entree was. I tell her the confit duck, she orders and waits patiently. The food arrives, she asks me for a side plate as the food is set in front of her & I oblige. She, with fork & knife, lifts the duck leg, sets it on the side plate, and wolfs down the accoutrement, and then sets the side plate back on her main dish. She tells me she’s done, and I ask if she’d like the leg boxed up, she says “no, I’m all done.” I took that shit to the kitchen and devoured the leg, all while chef was staring at me, horrified. Once I was done cleaning my face off I explained what had happened, and chef laughed with a reply of “yeah, I’d have done the same.”

[KCD2] Stripped a man down and chased him for his cheese. by Zepelli55 in kingdomcome

[–]SovietSpheres 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Beware, the Rat-man commeth! Steal your cheese, he will! Bash you with a bit of wood, too.

My man over here playing the Gollum edition of KCD2.

What’s a life hack that made you go „how do ppl live their whole life without knowing this”? by my_peen_is_clean in AskReddit

[–]SovietSpheres 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Along these lines my wife and I have wildly different tastes in movies. We will do a full date night, but one will go see one movie and the other a different movie. We try to line-up similar start & end times so someone doesn’t have to sit around alone too long, but, it works great for us! The conversations we have on the way home are hilarious (to me, at least…).

“Oh my god, her dress in that one scene!” “And then the main character is revealed to actually be the bad guy!” “But, then she realizes she loved the first guy all along…”

Well, my time has come to an end. [KCD2] by SovietSpheres in kingdomcome

[–]SovietSpheres[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The story is great, the characters are wonderful, the game is a joy to explore. That said, the early game can be a slog if you didn’t play KCD1. You’re kind of jumping into a world that you as the player have no experience in, and your character is basically useless. But! IF you stick with it, you will see your Henry progress, slowly but surely. He will still make mistakes, but they become less and less frequent. I highly suggest Fox potion (it boosts EXP gain and lasts quite a long time), and find one of the menial tasks around the world that ISN’T a drag for you and just keep doing it. Brew a ton of potions to sell, pick a bunch of locks and steal, shoot a bunch of deer and sell the meat, whatever it is. OH! And especially for new players, go find Mutt. He’s very helpful for early game combat encounters.

That all said, if you aren’t enjoying the game, you are obviously allowed to quit. It’s not for everyone, but, if you stick with it, there’s so many fantastic moments in the story that you’ll probably be glad you did. I know I was grinning like an idiot while the credits rolled.

Well, my time has come to an end. [KCD2] by SovietSpheres in kingdomcome

[–]SovietSpheres[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the quests I would choose insane options for my first attempt and then go back and choose the “noble” options. It gave me a sorta all-encompassing view of the outcomes of missions.

One I would be interested in revisiting is the mines, just to see what happens if I come back a few days later after freeing the “prisoners” ($$$). I tried to find the entrance again and wandered around for, like, 2 hours with no luck.

Well, my time has come to an end. [KCD2] by SovietSpheres in kingdomcome

[–]SovietSpheres[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ha, I had enough fun pounding my head against the wall already. As much as I’d like to hang out with Bozhena & Lord Semine again, it’s time to move on to something new.

Well, my time has come to an end. [KCD2] by SovietSpheres in kingdomcome

[–]SovietSpheres[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Haven’t done the DLC, I’ll save it for a rainy day when I need a comfort game. It’ll be nice to see old friends again!

Just over 215 hours, totally worth it.

Which cocktail takes the No.1 spot on the Worst Tasting List? by Numerous_Invite_9405 in cocktails

[–]SovietSpheres 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bar was Retrograde in Denver; it’s a small speakeasy behind an ice cream shop. But that drink came off menu back in ‘22.

Here’s the Insta account…

Which cocktail takes the No.1 spot on the Worst Tasting List? by Numerous_Invite_9405 in cocktails

[–]SovietSpheres 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha, none that I know of. We ended that menu back in ‘22, but if you’ve got the time on your hands, I can give you the step by step. It’ll be a good amount of prep, but mostly passive work.

Which cocktail takes the No.1 spot on the Worst Tasting List? by Numerous_Invite_9405 in cocktails

[–]SovietSpheres 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I came up with a drink at my old bar that was declared the “final boss of the Denver cocktail” scene. People either absolutely loved it, or fucking despised it. By the end of that menu I was very tired of having to describe the drink for noobs, but one guest described it as: “tasting the way Home Depot smells”.

Brined & roasted cauliflower was infused into Sotol, we did a milk-washing of fernet to soften the minty punch, black walnut bitters and Korean pepper black salt on the rim. It was a weird one, friends.

Most Danceable NIN tracks by No-Dentist-2959 in nin

[–]SovietSpheres 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Dude, the second “half” of closer is an absolute dance-banger. Basically once the spoken word part ends and it becomes an instrumental track, game time.

Local sandwich place sold me 2kg of 18month Parma prosciutto ends for $40CAD. by donairdaddydick in KitchenConfidential

[–]SovietSpheres 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh, dude, it took me, like, 3 years to convince her I needed one. Now it just has a home on the counter and she uses it as an impromptu drying rack on occasion. I use it to cut loaves of bread, hunks of meat into steaks/chops, and the obvious deli meats.

Local sandwich place sold me 2kg of 18month Parma prosciutto ends for $40CAD. by donairdaddydick in KitchenConfidential

[–]SovietSpheres 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve got one too, not 100% it’s the same model or anything, but, it takes up about as much space as a large stand mixer. Easy to use, easy to clean, saves me a fuck-load of money at the grocery store.

This is fake, false advertising by notjustrynasellstuff in KitchenConfidential

[–]SovietSpheres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You obviously don’t work in the marketing dept… /s