I was in the restaurant business for several years running corporate and private operations. All served good decent food and had talented people in the kitchen. As general manager or owner of an operation, you get to have anything you want whenever you want. Let me tell you that being around fresh, delicious foods that smell good all day long and watching others eat is.....
SLOW PLEASANT TORTURE
In the beginning, I was taken in and went for the perk non-stop. Everyday, all day long, I would get to try the different foods offered and even have them cooked custom if I wished. This is a wonderful experience to have in the moment, but in a few short days and for the upcoming weeks, your clothes get SNUG awful fast
WHAT DO YOU DO?
I immediately went to the lesser fattening foods, but you sacrifice taste. I mean salads can only go so far and soups, while delicious have hidden fat content unless it is broth. It is fitting to remind the reader that the reason foods taste so good all comes down to SUGAR AND GREASE. This is what gives food flavor.
NATURAL AWE or AU NATUREL?
Very few people can enjoy natural food and its tastes. It is also similar to drinking coffee too. Sugar and creme make it come alive while black is well...NAKED pure coffee. There are experts who sample different coffee beans (using table spoons) for their unique taste while the sippers at large just doctor it up. This is the restaurant business
THE BATTLEFIELD DESCRIBED
1. Fresh crispy Bacon, lettuce and tomato with extra bacon and a custom mayonnaise spread on your choice of fresh bread
2. BBQ sandwiches, ribs or a perfectly flame broiled steak. Add prime baked or mashed potato, fresh vegetables
3. This one got me often. A full freshly oven roasted turkey dinner with all trimmings
4. Hamburger with onions and steak fries. Everything on the burg, ketchup and malt vinegar on fries...
5. Sandwich menu was always good consisting of all the known favorites. Five different grilled cheeses, fresh pastrami or tuna or patty melts loaded with avocados and sprouts, with sides, dips, sauces and drinks
6. Pastas every way you want them with different sauces
7. Breakfast... eggs Benedict, omelets, fresh waffles, french toast or hot cakes and combos without end
I went on a serious exercise program to offset the eating joys, but then I noticed I only lived to work, eat and exercise with a little sleep thrown in. This will never do. Eventually, I had to learn not to eat anything I liked and what I did eat had to be carefully considered. The temptation is always there and the will is not always strong to resist
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