Okay, 2am rambler, but that doesn't have the same ring to it ( Read more... )

I propose a name change.  Henceforth, Tuesday will now be known as Ramenday.  Andrew and I have been going out to lunch (since Tina and Kelly are picky eaters and would likely balk at the delicious ramen set in front of them) for the past few weeks, and I would love to continue the tradition.

We go to Matsuchan Ramen in Canton, MI.  It is very ( Read more... )

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Today, I had to get to the job early.  I had my first service exam in training.  True to form, the exam was challenging.  I didn't know the exact steps on the first page, but I did well otherwise.  I participated in the tie-breaker again today before I went off to the MGM Orientation, and I was suitably challenged.  I was glad that I read a lot of ( Read more... )

This was a pretty eventful day.  We went over the quiz from yesterday which was on the floorplans.  There was a tiebreaker that was pretty impossible to anyone who was not a sommelier.  That's exactly who won ( Read more... )

Today was more roleplaying and breaks than actual training.  It was kind of strange.  It almost seemed like they were not sure what they were doing, but that's okay.  It wasn't too strenuous and it worked ( Read more... )

The menus at my restaurants are based on two other Michael Mina restaurants.  I will place them here until I get the true menu available.

Bourbon Steak is based on Stripsteak (Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas).
Saltwater is based on Seablue (Borgata, Atlantic City ( Read more... )

Okay, we started the day with a quiz ( Read more... )

Today, we had the stress of finding out which restaurant we would be working at.  They were frantically assembling large binders that they handed out.  They started out by calling the servers for Saltwater, the seafood restaurant.  Two or three of the first servers were not there (How could you miss this?), and I was called up.  I am working at the ( Read more... )

I have not officially updated yet, but I am now an employee of the Michael Mina Group, meaning that I am leaving Famous Dave's and quite possibly WineStyles.  This is by no means a bad thing.  I will be working for either the Bourbon Steak House or Saltwater Seafood restaurant in the brand new MGM Grand Casino in Detroit as a server, making not ( Read more... )