Woke up this morning feeling good. The last 2 weeks have been fantastic for sales. We did excellent business Friday with corned beef & cabbage & I was looking forward to a busy lunch for St. Paddy’s.

Then, reality hit. My head cook found a pan of corned beef in the warmer this morning from the day before. The 2 evening cooks had obviously missed the pan when they closed last night. Needless to say, we threw away the 10 pounds of corned beef.

Any creative suggestions on how to reprimand my cooks for their negligence? Anything I can think of means I’ll be short handed (again) and the labor pool in this small town is VERY small & shallow.

Thanks for letting me vent.