@goat I remember being a kid the main corner in downtown Clayton was McDonalds across from Taco Bell around from Arby’s. That’s what suits ate for lunch way back
That's what genuine choice used to look like. "We can go here, or here, or here." Now it is, "We are going here, but we can order this, or that, or whatever the fuck THAT is." It's a travesty.
More concepts need to learn from Raising Cane's. They started out by saying, "Let's do one thing and be the best at it." And to this day, their menu can fit on a fucking postcard. All you have to choose is how many chicken fingers do you want, and do you want them to put them on a bun. That's it. And the guy who founded it made a FORTUNE when he sold out.
Figure out what you're good at, and do that. Period. Don't try to cater to everyone.
@goat for sure. I just meant those fast food places all got replaced by fancy places
@unclemark I remember when Arby’s was five for $5
Ha, that was back when they mostly sold roast beef. Can you really believe that now, we walk into a freaking Arby's, and tell the stoned teenager behind the counter, "Yes, I'll have a gyro, please."
Used to have the greatest breakfast burrito ever. Mid 20’s Lars’#1 Friday morning on the way to work hangover cure. So freaking good. I was legitimately sad when they killed it off.
@goat for sure. I just meant those fast food places all got replaced by fancy places
Oh yeah, that's a whole different travesty. You know, that fancy place, and that fast food joint they replaced, they buy the same products from the same supplier. I mean, literally. 99% of restaurants in America get their food from a tiny handful of companies, and it's not like they have cheap choices and fancy choices for restaurateurs to choose from. The shrimp at Long John Silver's and the shrimp at Hoity-Toity Seafood Empire Prix Fixe Michelin Star Bucket List Dining Experience is the same goddamn shrimp from the same goddamn container. It's just that at the second place, you paid an extra $100 dollars for them to drizzle a lemon garlic reduction on the plate and put a sprig of rosemary on top.
@goat for sure. I just meant those fast food places all got replaced by fancy places
Oh yeah, that's a whole different travesty. You know, that fancy place, and that fast food joint they replaced, they buy the same products from the same supplier. I mean, literally. 99% of restaurants in America get their food from a tiny handful of companies, and it's not like they have cheap choices and fancy choices for restaurateurs to choose from. The shrimp at Long John Silver's and the shrimp at Hoity-Toity Seafood Empire Prix Fixe Michelin Star Bucket List Dining Experience is the same goddamn shrimp from the same goddamn container. It's just that at the second place, you paid an extra $100 dollars for them to drizzle a lemon garlic reduction on the plate and put a sprig of rosemary on top.
to be fair you’re also paying for a chef or similar and not some unwashed 16 y/o
@goat for sure. I just meant those fast food places all got replaced by fancy places
Oh yeah, that's a whole different travesty. You know, that fancy place, and that fast food joint they replaced, they buy the same products from the same supplier. I mean, literally. 99% of restaurants in America get their food from a tiny handful of companies, and it's not like they have cheap choices and fancy choices for restaurateurs to choose from. The shrimp at Long John Silver's and the shrimp at Hoity-Toity Seafood Empire Prix Fixe Michelin Star Bucket List Dining Experience is the same goddamn shrimp from the same goddamn container. It's just that at the second place, you paid an extra $100 dollars for them to drizzle a lemon garlic reduction on the plate and put a sprig of rosemary on top.
to be fair you’re also paying for a chef or similar and not some unwashed 16 y/o
That's true, but it makes me think you might not have met that many chefs.
EDIT: Next time it's my turn, I'm going to put up Kitchen Confidential for the book club.
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Figure out what you're good at, and do that. Period. Don't try to cater to everyone.
So true, in so many areas and at so many different levels.
I was a superstar running a standalone Honda parts operation. Got persuaded to go to another dealership with six fucking nameplates all under one roof. Impossible to be any good at any of them. I lasted a year but was close to a nervous breakdown when I bailed.
Seems like a good place to put this (we discussed this on the old WC):
https://weirdmarketingtales.com/the-incredible-downfall-of-rax-roast-beef-in-1991-a-ghost-story/
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Seems like a good place to put this (we discussed this on the old WC):
https://weirdmarketingtales.com/the-incredible-downfall-of-rax-roast-beef-in-1991-a-ghost-story/
Wife's favorite fast food way back when. BBC brought me in. baked potato bar stole her soul.
A good friend will bail you out of jail, but your best friend will be sitting next to you in the cell saying "that was f***ing awesome"
Seems like a good place to put this (we discussed this on the old WC):
https://weirdmarketingtales.com/the-incredible-downfall-of-rax-roast-beef-in-1991-a-ghost-story/
Wife's favorite fast food way back when. BBC brought me in. baked potato bar stole her soul.
Nothing beats a baked potato bar, just gotta make sure you leave enough room for the fixins’.
https://twitter.com/shootermcgavin/status/2037542083456561643?s=46