Game On

11:45pm Monday 27 September 2010 Sydney (gmt+10)

On Friday, the 17th of September, I walked into the George Street Venue's kitchen wearing my LFC Jersey. I always wear it whenever I have a big day ahead. It would turn out to be one of the best Friday lunches ever in the history of that venue!

The highest selling item for that day was the Gourmet Beef Pie. Probably because of the still unusually cooler temperature. Regina cuts the Puff pastry, and Ricky seals the pie and places it in the oven. And Rob takes it out when it's ready and plates it up with fries. It's a team effort. Coolness!

And of course being as busy as it was there were no shortage of drama. Like food that's unaccounted for, which most of the time is because they did not appear on the docket at all, or ended up on the wrong table.

I try to get it sorted as quickly as possible, but of course it still meant losing precious time because Rob and I had to stop what we're doing and talk (and sometimes argue) and figure things out. It's good to know that Bruce is looking after everything that's happening on the floor so eventually everything falls into place.

The pastas look really good! And so do the King Prawns with Light Lemon Curry Sauce and Rice. And almost every other table had at least one Salt and Pepper Calamari as an entree.

Rob was slugging it out on the grill. Majority of the main course were steaks. He did not look too happy. Hehehe!

I really like the way he presents his steaks. He puts a garnish of Roasted Onions on top. He really knows how to put the *Wow Factor* on a plate!

The Kobe Rump and the New York on the Bone were very Popular. And so too was the Eye Fillet. The Roasted Chat Potatoes were fantastic!

Ricky, Regina and Rob (The Three R's!) all work in perfect harmony with each other. It's amazing how fast they can get things out and how streamlined lunch service was when all three of them are working.

But after clearing a whole bunch of orders there were still more orders to do! Usually on Fridays, from 2pm onwards we get a lot of orders for Nachos and other snack items on the menu. They're probably the customers who finished work for the week and are starting to drink.

But still a lot have a three course meal, and another popular entree item is the Beetroot Tartlet with Roasted Red Peppers, Parmesan, Camembert, Sundried Tomato Tapenade, Rocket Leaves and Balsamic Glaze. Nice!

Finally by 3pm the last of the big tables have ordered and received their meals, and most of the other tables were going back to their offices. And everyone in the kitchen could breathe a sigh of relief! Whew!

And Bruce walks into the kitchen and takes a picture of everyone. I'm not sure if he's got a blog, but he's got a big collection of photo and he likes to show them to everyone.

And Desiree told us that all is good in the restaurant, no major issues. Part of the reason is because she did a wonderful job during service. And as soon as the stoves became available Ricky started cooking Bulgogi for our lunch.

Ricky's got a real talent with food, and because he's Korean he knows Korean Food really well. The Bulgogi that he made was very tasty! It's a lot better than what I had at Seoul-Ria, and they make a pretty darn good Bulgogi! Yummy!!!

Friday, the 17th of September was also Ricky's last shift with us. He was offered a position at The Manly Pavilion, which is one of the best restaurants in Sydney. We wish him all the best and we will all miss him a lot! And as for the rest of us... it's ONE WEEK TO GO! -hohoho! :)