Saturday night went much better than Friday night at the restaurant. I only had a four table station, and picked up a couple random tables throughout the night but it was completely manageable and I think the guests got the best service from me. And I think my service showed when I got a $100 tip on a $165 tab – nice!
After getting home late both Friday and Saturday night, and then sleeping in both mornings, not gonna lie that getting up to my alarm this morning was a bit tough. What’s going to be even tougher is that they are expecting to be busy this week, and until they hire and train more staff, I am working doubles tonight, Wednesday and Friday. Should be an interesting week!
Yesterday after doing the fastest grocery shop with Tony in our life – seriously we were in and out of the store within 15 minutes – we stopped at our local pizza place to get some beer and lunch. Tony hadn’t eaten anything yet so he was hangry! I sadly, woke up at 10:00 with low blood sugar, so I had already had a Chobani and piece of toast. We started out with fried calamari. I love this restaurants marinara sauce.
Do you like calamari? I have to say, I never even knew what it was before I met Tony! This had a cornmeal crust on it – very good. Of course, it tasted even better after a couple of Boddington’s!
I have never had their stromboli before, so I decided to try it out. OMG – flakey crust and of course, with the marinara dipping sauce, it was so good – I ended up barely eating half of this monster stromboli – and it was only $8.50! I had sausage, pepperoni and pepperoncini.
I thought for sure I’d take a nap when we got home, but I got my second wind and cleaned the kitchen, mopped the kitchen floor, and then caught up with American Idol on the DVR – I am on the fence if I am going to continue to watch this season – no one is really jumping out at me just yet. I made a simple chicken noodle soup and a 3 cheese grilled cheese sandwich. Tony was underwhelmed with the three cheeses – what??!!
And when we were at the store yesterday, it was Tony who remembered to pick up some peanuts for Kyle and Lyle! We are definitely getting closer to getting another dog – I just want to wait for the weather to get a bit nicer – the thought of having to walk a dog in sub-zero weather isn’t all that appealing to me just now. Lyle loves nuts! (that’s what she said).
I am going to bring T-25 to work to do at lunch today. I didn’t work out at all over the weekend because I was just too tired. I am hoping since it’s a Monday night I won’t get home at midnight tonight like I do over the weekend. We’ll see!
Time to put my shizz together – make it a great day!
Calamari grosses me out for some reason; Lord knows why. But that Stromboli looks incredible! I could totally devour some of that!
Lori asked the question already, I was wondering too. You are superwoman to me, it’s hard for me already to work 36 hours a week, clean my house all by myself, do grocery shopping, walk Bella and exercise. If I would take up another job, something would fall of the wagon and I already know that would be exercise. But a 100 dollar tip? That’s a lot!
I can’t wait to hear when you will decide to get another dog and what breed it will be. You should by as a gift to yourself the fitbit before that, will be fun for you to see how much you walk but think with the restaurant job you will easily hit 10000 steps a day.
I’m excited to hear you’re thinking about getting another dog! I need more doggy pictures in my life. 😉 Congrats on the awesome tip!
Congrats on the $100 tip that is so awesome. I think working that second job where you are on your feet should count as exercise!
Hope your so many double work days per week won’t last too long… I can see that it’s hard to find time to work out! Hope you had a good lunch time workout today!
Your squirrels are too cute! 🙂
Aww…love the squirrel pics!!! Your energy is amazing Vat! You are a true inspiration to us all!! Hug
drooling over the stromboli! that looks delicious! I’m with you on Idol – I don’t LOVE anyone yet….and it seriously takes up a lot of time!
yall and those squirrels crack me up 🙂 Definitely time for a dog! Marinara is amazing. I could definitely eat it and call it a meal…I think thats what I like tomato soup so much 🙂 Way to get an awesome tip! You must be such a rocking server!! Have a good one. GET THAT WORKOUT IN!!
Guess you did excellent for that tip, awesome! Your soup looks excellent, I’ve had the damn flu for a week now and that is all that sounds good to me. Love the Kyle pics, so cute! I’ve never had Stromboli, looks good! Hope you can cut back some on your work schedule, that’s brutal. :). Have a good week Biz!
Feel better M.J.!!
I don’t know where you find the energy to work 2 jobs, I haven’t worked two jobs in over 8 years and I can’t imagine going back to doing that. I give you a lot of credit. You go Biz!! And you always seem so upbeat, I admire you.
Aw, thanks Diana – I appreciate it! I was nervous at first too – since it had been 8 years too, but so far so good – good think I like to talk about food! 😀
Cute pictures of Lyle and kyle….wonder where Lyle has been??? You sure are doing good at your restaurant…that was a great tip, sounds like you aim to please. I think you are getting your exercise…walking, running, lifting, bending and what ever else you do at Zeals…all that exercise counts.
Nope never had stromboli…but it looks good. Have a great week.
Louise – have you ever been to this place? They sell stromboli! Two toppings with marinara dipping sauce!
http://www.glassnickelpizza.com/
Biz – how long do you think you will be doing the 2 jobs? That is so hard to keep up for the long haul.
I loves me some stromboli! Or calzone – both are good 😀
Not sure – just taking it a week at a time at this point. 😀
You know, I’m pretty sure that waitressing for hours two nights on the weekend counts as working out!
I totally want to get a fit bit and find out Marcia! I may ask Tony to get me one for my birthday next month. 😀
I loooove stromboli. I had never heard of it before I met my wife. Come to think of it, we haven’t had it in a really long time!
Your squirrel friends are so cute!
As soon as it gets nicer we are considering another dog – not sure how Kyle and Lyle are going to like getting kicked to the curb though!
That stromboli looks delicious!!
Hooray for a $100 tip from a table – that’s awesome!
I hope they hire someone soon – that schedule sounds brutal!!
Me too – although I did get to leave early last night because it wasn’t busy. 😀
I love the close-ups! Do you know what the difference is between Stromboli and a Calzone? That one looks dynamite!
I think the difference between a calzone and a tromboli is that a calzone usually has ricotta cheese mix on the inside and it’s always a half moon shape – while I stromboli is a thinner crust and it’s oblong. Whichever it is, they both are like pizza so I am in!
It must be really hard to work like that and try to figure out where to fit in exercise. Sounds like lunchtime is becoming your only option – either that and no exercise plus severely reducing foot intake and that’s no fun!
Hopefully something will break soon for you and you won’t have to work so much.
Thanks Helen – yep, lunch is my go to now, at least its something! 😀
The close up of Lyle is too cute. My husband was the same way when I added different cheese to the grilled cheese. He says plain American only please. I think the marinara can make or break the whole dish. I need to find a good homemade recipe. Hope you are not too wiped out at the end of this week. You do have an intense scheduled lined up.
Kym – here are two awesome sauces – one has everything but the kitchen sink kind of meat to it – I call it the $27 sauce because that’s how much it cost for the meat alone, but it makes a ton and its stunning.
http://www.mybizzykitchen.com/2009/01/26/italian-sunday-gravy/
Next up is Scott Conant’s simple marinara – completely different but just as tasty!
http://www.mybizzykitchen.com/2011/07/05/tony-takes-on-scott-conants-tomato-basil-sauce/
Beer and stromboli…sounds like a winning combination!
Yep – winning combo for sure! Such cheezy goodness too. 😀
Morning B! Call u when I am on my way to work. I have never had stromboli before!