Do not the disturb the chef......any further.
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opfinisticNew MemberOPEnraged Boca Raton chef: 'I swear to God I'll shoot you in the forehead,' he reportedly tells waitress after too many salad orders
By MISSY DIAZ
South Florida Sun Sentinel
Friday, October 16, 2009
BOCA RATON — One too many orders for mozzarella caprese was apparently the breaking point for a Boca Raton chef who threatened to shoot the waitress who placed the order, according to police.
While waiting tables at Pizza Time restaurant on Southwest Second Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, Cathy Vultaggio hung a ticket for the popular salad of the fresh cheese and tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and basil.
Chef and manager Mark DeCraepeo got upset and said if he received one more ticket for mozzarella caprese, "I swear to God I'll shoot you in the forehead," according to a Boca Raton police report. Vultaggio and co-worker Kristee Como told police that DeCraepeo then slammed a black gun inside a holster on the counter top.
I've been in the biz and I've seen a lot of crazy ****. This takes the cake.
:pity:
Now lets all start calling the place and ordering those salads to go. :chuckle:
JeffreyNew MemberSounds like someone doesn't like salad.
A dark spirit has come upon you.
opfinisticNew MemberMy company (not me personally) did the equipment package for that job.
opfinisticNew Member"gunn34 wrote:
You guys equipped him with a firearm?
Lmao.
No.
Stitchesluxury_boxIf not for the gun slamming on the counter, I would have taken this as normal back of the house/front of the house friction.
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HardKoreXXXNew MemberLooks like someone was about to add a side of...
*Takes off glasses*
...Murder.
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JeffreyNew Member"hardkorexxx wrote:
looks someone was about to add a side of...
*takes off glasses*
...murder.
lmfao
A dark spirit has come upon you.
opfinisticNew Member"Stitches wrote:
If not for the gun slamming on the counter, I would have taken this as normal back of the house/front of the house friction.
I have had several kitchen utensils brandished in my direction when I was in the biz, and when I was in the kitchen I waved the occasional cleaver and chef knife as well. Wisely, I kept the gun at home.
The G Manforum_veteranNo salad for you today!
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opfinisticNew Member"The G Man wrote:
No salad for you today!
:shifty:
Uncanny resemblance.
Stitchesluxury_box"opfinistic wrote:
I have had several kitchen utensils brandished in my direction when I was in the biz, and when I was in the kitchen I waved the occasional cleaver and chef knife as well. Wisely, I kept the gun at home.
I've definitely said some stuff that if taken out of context might get me in trouble. I threatened to walk out more than anything, but if not that, it probably involved me threatening to use a sheet pan as a weapon.
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azfinfanmangluxury_box"The G Man wrote:
No salad for you today!
That's EXACTLY the first thing I thought of :lol:
JeffreyNew MemberThe Salad Nazi. Like The Soup Nazi from Seinfeld, but with more attitude.
A dark spirit has come upon you.
opfinisticNew Member"Stitches wrote:
I've definitely said some stuff that if taken out of context might get me in trouble. I threatened to walk out more than anything, but if not that, it probably involved me threatening to use a sheet pan as a weapon.
I once told a fellow server that I'd cut his throat for a nickel. Even though I was speaking metaphorically it wasn't a nice thing to say. :no:
JeffreyNew MemberA dollar would have been sufficient.
A dark spirit has come upon you.
Fin Dforum_veteranAhhhhh, restaurant stories:
- I've called an assistant manager at their house, from work, and bitched them out, very loudly.
- I've wrapped a server's entire section in saran wrap. Tables, chairs, sugar caddies, etc.
- There was a thing where one of our asst. managers started telling "your momma jokes". One day my mom came in for lunch, and I had her call the manager over and introduce herself. Then she said, "Scott, I don't know you, and you don't me, but Tony has told me you say all these truly horrible things about me". Then pulls out a piece of paper and reads off a list of the vulgar insults. I've never seen a more panicked and embarrassed adult in all my life.
- A bunch of us went to see Star Wars when it was re-released, one of the servers was from South Africa and had never seen any of the trilogy before. 5 minutes in I tell him the major plot points to all 3 movies.
- We used to carry around those little creamers in our apron, back up to a server or cook, fart, and pop the creamer so it would spray all over them. We called them "gay farts". Damn, that was wrong.
- We'd cut the bottoms of those little paper cups for ketchup, so that when you poured something in there, the bottom would open like a flap and the condiment would go everywhere.
- Wait for a server to make a dessert, after spending a minute to make it all pretty, and just walk by and smash it with your hand.
opfinisticNew Member"Finascious D wrote:
Ahhhhh, restaurant stories:
- I've called an assistant manager at their house, from work, and bitched them out, very loudly.
- I've wrapped a server's entire section in saran wrap. Tables, chairs, sugar caddies, etc.
- There was a thing where one of our asst. managers started telling "your momma jokes". One day my mom came in for lunch, and I had her call the manager over and introduce herself. Then she said, "Scott, I don't know you, and you don't me, but Tony has told me you say all these truly horrible things about me". Then pulls out a piece of paper and reads off a list of the vulgar insults. I've never seen a more panicked and embarrassed adult in all my life.
- A bunch of us went to see Star Wars when it was re-released, one of the servers was from South Africa and had never seen any of the trilogy before. 5 minutes in I tell him the major plot points to all 3 movies.
- We used to carry around those little creamers in our apron, back up to a server or cook, fart, and pop the creamer so it would spray all over them. We called them "gay farts". Damn, that was wrong.
- We'd cut the bottoms of those little paper cups for ketchup, so that when you poured something in there, the bottom would open like a flap and the condiment would go everywhere.
- Wait for a server to make a dessert, after spending a minute to make it all pretty, and just walk by and smash it with your hand.
LMAO! Done that too! Ever see the movie 'Waiting'? Great for someone who's been in the trenches. I used to love to leave the ice scoop on top of the ice machine, full of ice, so when the next guy needed it he'd get hit with a bunch of cold water when grabbing the scoop.
Fin Dforum_veteran"opfinistic wrote:
LMAO! Done that too! Ever see the movie 'Waiting'? Great for someone who's been in the trenches. I used to love to leave the ice scoop on top of the ice machine, full of ice, so when the next guy needed it he'd get hit with a bunch of cold water when grabbing the scoop.
That movie was far and away the most realistic portrayal of restaurant life I have ever seen.
We also used to make the new guy, "empty" the hot water from spout on the coffee maker. My personal record had a trainee who was still "emptying" it for 28 minutes.
Ultraforum_veteranhaha nice. when I worked fast food through high school and some college we had the new people water the plants in the lobby...but they were all fake. my favorite was we got a new kid to spend 30 minutes looking for the shelf stretcher :lol:
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HardKoreXXXNew Member"Ultra wrote:
haha nice. when I worked fast food through high school and some college we had the new people water the plants in the lobby...but they were all fake. my favorite was we got a new kid to spend 30 minutes looking for the shelf stretcher :lol:
When I worked retail, we'd always get the new guy to go to a different store to ask for a wall-stretcher. Classic.
When I played college baseball, you'd ask a guy to get you a box of left-handed curve balls and find the key to homeplate.
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SICKforum_veteranwow i guess you can say thats one angry chef/manager
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SoundwaveNew Member"hardkorexxx wrote:
looks like someone was about to add a side of...
*takes off glasses*
...murder.
yeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!
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