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  • From: "Clark, Chris" <CClark AT slk-law.com>
  • To: "RTP-area local music and culture" <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: eGullet founder/author dines at Federal
  • Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 13:59:55 -0500

I hate him. Always have.

Chris Clark

P.S. Just kidding Josh.

P.P.S. Sorry to the list for the annoying crap below, which my employer
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From: ch-scene-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:ch-scene-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Grealey
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:55 PM
To: RTP-area local music and culture
Subject: Re: eGullet founder/author dines at Federal


Is it just me, or does everyone hate Josh?


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> From: Josh Wittman <josh AT thefederal.net>
> Reply-To: RTP-area local music and culture
> <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 12:16:16 -0500
> To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: eGullet founder/author dines at Federal
>
> Gheez...what do you expect in a dive?
>
> Hard to listen in on this conversation about Federal's service without

> chiming in.
>
> Generally speaking we do have service that can be described as UP and
> DOWN/inconsistent as many places have at some point - no excuses - but

> we do try and work on our service everyday by creating new ways to
> give more consistent and efficient service and by constantly
> monitoring how we're doing in that area. Our goal always was to have
> great food in a fun, comfortable place and we're obviously still not
> there with service and sometimes speed of food delivery at peak times.

> Our kitchen is impossibly small, but have also been working on ways to

> improve those delivery times.
>
> It was a great double-edged sword when big time NYC Fat Guy announces
> to the 300K N&O subscribers that we're his "discovery". It generally
> sent in all sorts of first-timers the next few days that forgot to
> read the part about the fact that we're a dive that smells like a bus
> station and just want to eat this fantastic food they keep hearing
> about and then expect white linen table service to go along with it.
>
> Of course we want to always have impeccable service but as many of you

> know (I read the tipping thread) that have worked in food service, it
> is very difficult maintaining a staff that gets better over time -
> seems people don't want to be career waits. We've had over 25 plus
> servers in our not yet 2 year history and we always search for more
> "qualified" but fun loving help. We do love our current staff (many of

> which you called out) and think they do a good job, but are always on
> the hunt for so please send those candidates our way!! We advertise
> in the Indy, DTH and Chronicle and the only time we get interest is
> from the DTH....strange but true.
>
> Always open to feedback about specific service issues so please don't
> hesitate to send your comments/complaints my way and we'll try and
> work on them. I guess the fact that we're a topic on the newsgroup is

> praise that we're doing something right....not everything, but
> something and we'll keep trying to get closer to doing everything
> right.
>
> Thanks for continuing to give us your business. PS: In a couple of
> weeks we're starting Sunday Brunch.
>
> Josh from the Federal
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