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tatteredstylo
Sep 163 min read
Just One Single Step.
Can you lose everything you ever had planned? Can you sit down again and play another hand? These are the song lyrics to one of my...
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tatteredstylo
Sep 81 min read
Why The Long Pause?
Next week you will find out why I have been away from writing for so long, but this is just a short post for the interim. My blog, not...
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tatteredstylo
Feb 22, 20237 min read
Christmas Time, Mistletoe and... Crime?
Having taken a hiatus from blog posting over the manic festive period and belt-tightening new year that has followed, I thought I would...
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tatteredstylo
Nov 22, 20224 min read
Giving Thanks, Because You Can...
In the UK we don't celebrate thanksgiving as a nation, it's a concept I have only ever seen in movies or on TV. But as the ever-revolving...
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tatteredstylo
Oct 25, 20225 min read
My Crystal Ball Needs a Polish
As people who work in the hospitality industry, we've had to become adept at anticipating people's needs often before they even know they...
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tatteredstylo
Sep 20, 20224 min read
You Reap What You Sow... Or In Fact... Don't
My Dad is a really Green fingered chap, he worked on a farm when he was young, and I don't think he would disagree with me if I said his...
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tatteredstylo
Sep 13, 20226 min read
It's Good To Talk...
Many films and tv shows will show a scene whereby the troubled protagonist will prop up the end of a bar and unload all of their life...
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tatteredstylo
Sep 6, 20225 min read
We ALL Know One...
We all know one, that middle-aged woman with a chip on her shoulder that complains about absolutely everything, you know the one I mean,...
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tatteredstylo
Aug 30, 20226 min read
Summer Sun And Tough Decisions
Summer has never been my favourite time of year, for reasons I don't truly know but blame on being born in the Autumn I have always been...
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tatteredstylo
Aug 23, 20227 min read
It doesn't bother me if it doesn't bother you...
If there is truly one thing that I hate about my job it's watching people having affairs. As a lifelong employee (so far) of the...
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tatteredstylo
Aug 16, 20225 min read
Other people's Children
A large part of our job in hospitality is dealing with the offspring of the guests who come through our doors. This is often the unlucky...
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tatteredstylo
Aug 9, 20223 min read
Find Someone Who Loves You As Much As Herb Loves Hetty
In hospitality, you have the opportunity to have a front-row seat to people's interactions; a dynamic that has always fascinated me is...
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tatteredstylo
Aug 2, 20226 min read
Always look on the... dark... side of life?
Part of working in hospitality is always being aware of your surroundings, guessing when someone will need something, and generally being...
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tatteredstylo
Jul 26, 20225 min read
Tinsel, Rats & Heart Attacks!
My first Christmas in hospitality was always going to be a big one as it was the first time I wouldn't spend the season with my family....
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tatteredstylo
Jul 19, 20225 min read
What kind of animal is a Gammon!?
One of my favourite queries I ever dealt with was a young couple who came into the restaurant as I was working one summer. You can always...
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tatteredstylo
Jul 12, 20222 min read
A baby lemon that just ain't gone yella yet?
"Excuse me...Excuse me!" called a particularly lively gentleman one day as I walked through the restaurant on my way to another table. I...
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tatteredstylo
Jul 5, 20223 min read
Name Badges, Chefs & Rejection!
"Hi, I know I said you were coming for a trial shift on Saturday, but can you start tonight instead?" Oh, how little did I know that...
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tatteredstylo
Jul 1, 20223 min read
Character Assassination 101
I stared at the carpet with a fast developing numb feeling as my godmother unleashed what I can only describe as a total assassination of...
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