Day 29

HELP. It's once again voting time for the 2011 New York City Zagat Restaurant Survey. Zagat is the one restaurant guide that my restaurant Fetch Bar & Grill, 1649 Third Avenue, New York NY 10128, can't seem to keep a constant listing in. When I contacted Zagat as to why we lost our original listing I was told that Fetch did not receive enough votes. Many of our regular customers insist the getting into Zagat doesn't matter for Fetch does great without their help. I would somewhat agree if it weren't for our mission. For those of you who don't know more than food, more than customer service and somehow more than an overall commitment to perpetual happiness, we at Fetch are also in the midst of a citywide struggle to home countless stray animals that haven't one. Teamed with Animal Haven, a no kill animal shelter, adoption center and sanctuary, we are bringing this issue to the forefront of the community and, well, these pets to your warm, inviting homes. Not unlike these animal, we will remain loyal to you however willing, able and helpful you are to our case, We very much appreciate your ongoing support and hey, sometimes - just sometimes - we too enjoy a good belly rub. To vote go to Zagat.com and register, it costs nothing, by registering you will not only be able to vote you will receive a free Zagat Guide. Once registered go to New York City Survey. Sadly, we are not listed so you must proceed to the end of the page and click on WRITE IN VOTE. http://www.zagat.com/ All votes must be submitted by May 16th, 2010. Thanks so much for any help.

Day 28

It's been awhile since I last blogged. I got bored. It seemed that all I was doing was bitching about someone or something. I have to admit my life doesn't suck. I just have a hard time remembering that. With that said this mother f*#*() walks into the restaurant a couple weeks ago and tells me that my restaurants exhaust is still making to much noise and that he is an agent from the DEP (department of environmental protection) and I was being fined. No badge, no uniform just some punk with an attitude. He informed me that his partner took a decibel reading from an apartment a block away on the 20th floor and that we were over the limit by 4 decibels. I said what the f*&k does that mean he said I'll receive the fine in the mail. Had my exhaust company come and inspect the system and was told that it is working just fine. Haven't received anythin form the DEP yet so I'm assuming someone must be messing with me. I would have loved going to court for this complaint maybe I'll still get the chance. I hope the judge doesn't mind curse words.

Still Day 27

This makes me feel a little better.
Yelp hit with class action lawsuit and the Internet starts to talk - Technology News Examiner

Day 27

Sunday brunch at fetch is one of our busiest days. It can sometimes be up to an hour wait. I was assaulted this weekend by a woman who was convinced that she had been surpassed on the waiting list. This was certainly not the case but this person was inconsolable. During her rant she told me how she has lived in the neighborhood for a long time and that she'd be spreading the word of this situation. That's all it took my friends. The anger that erupted within me was uncontrollable. Your going to attempt to cause harm to my business because you had to wait for a table? In my mind I saw all three of my daughters faces and the effect on business that this woman could possibly have and how financially it would hurt them. I fuckin lost it. Needless to say she probably will not be coming back to soon. She probably won't be near this block to soon. There's a big difference between service and servitude. This is not a line you cross with me.

Still Day 26

Please join me and my restaurant Fetch Bar & Grill in supporting:
The American Cancer Society Taste of Hope:
gala.acsevents.org
Don't miss this opportunity to purchase your VIP ticket for $225 (regularly $250) or a Regular price ticket for $125 (regularly $150)

Day 26

I've never been in any business other than the restaurant industry so I'm wondering if other business owners are critiqued and review on a daily basis. Each and everyday I walk into my restaurant someone is either showing me or tellimg me of a review they've seen or written. This you would think would be a nice thing to here if they were always great reviews. The one I like to here is how your burger was under cooked. It's so nice to see it in writting. I'm honored that some people feel the need to take the time to let others know the they ordered a hamburger and it was under cooked so they had to send it back and wait three minutes to have it returned to their table cooked to perfection. REALLY!

Day 25

I've created my own website chefpowers.com. This version of chefpowers.com is a practice site to see what works and what sucks. The purpose of this site is to be an all inclusive glimpse into the true daily behind the scenes antics of the restaurant business. It's a website you can go to learn what it is I do as an Executive Chef. You'll see what it's like to work in a professional kitchen. You'll read about the front of the house staff and the customers that exist in it. Find out what it's like at the fish market at 2:00am. See where most of New York City's produce comes from and meet the interesting people that surround the Hunts Point Market. Watch how to cook videos and learn restaurant kitchen cooking secrets. If you happen to be a television producer looking for another fat guy cooking show host you can learn about me Adam Powers Executive Chef/Owner Fetch Bar & Grill. If its Fetch Bar & Grill that interests you the site will not only tell you all about Fetch and our mission it will take you to fetchbarandgrill.com. If you are interested in going into the restaurant business and would like some insight into the industry you will be escorted to my blog at executivechefadampowers.blogspot.com. If you are an aspiring cook you'll soon be able to watch instructional cooking videos that will teach you how to prepare true restaurant quality meals in real time at home. I'm attempting to gather as much help out there as I can so please write any suggestions and or ideas you may have to make the future version of chefpowers.com a cool place to come visit.