by Donna Prior | May 5, 2009 | Announcements
Seattle’s own Maria Hines (Tilth Restaurant) won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)and that is so FABULOUS!!! Congratulations to Maria and her entire crew for this wonderful esteem being bestowed upon them. Though her...
by Donna Prior | Apr 27, 2009 | Announcements
My computer has had issues AGAIN! The hard drive I got in December failed, so we had to warrantee it and it is still not back to me after 2 weeks. ARG! The story is long and I am sure you don’t want to know about it, though I felt I should explain my long...
by Donna Prior | Apr 6, 2009 | Announcements
Twenty years ago I worked for the Marriott. I was a hostess/cashier and then floor supervisor at the restaurants, working mainly the front of the house. We had a few dignitaries who stayed with us and I felt that it was important to learn how to show respect to each...
by Donna Prior | Mar 31, 2009 | Announcements
One of the best perks that we get are some of the trade wine tastings that we get to go to. On Monday, March 23rd Mark and I went to Primo Grill in Tacoma (Primo is fantastico! Order the best calamari ever: they don’t fry it, they do it in the wood fire oven and...
by Donna Prior | Mar 25, 2009 | Announcements
A business coach who does not yet know my style of business said that title phrase to me yesterday. It was a moment of epiphany for me because he was talking to me and one other restaurant owner (a man from Buffalo, NY) and while Mark and I have run our business with...
