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What Restaurants don’t want you to know: Hear it straight from the staff

All of these are worth a read if you go out to eat… I would hope that some of the better quality places don’t do some of these things.  There are some great things to know in order to treat your waiter better too.  Here is a taste, then follow the link to read ‘em all:

What You Don’t Want to Know
5. When I was at one bakery restaurant, they used to make this really yummy peach cobbler in a big tray. A lot of times, servers don’t have time to eat. So we all kept a fork in our aprons, and as we cruised through the kitchen, we’d stick our fork in the cobbler and take a bite. We’d use the same fork each time.

6. If you make a big fuss about sending your soup back because it’s not hot enough, we like to take your spoon and run it under really hot water, so when you put the hot spoon in your mouth, you’re going to get the impression—often the very painful impression—that your soup is indeed hot

- 30 secrets your waiter will never tell you