FAR FAR AWAY

Ah yes, Boca and Bubba hit the road again. More or less. "To stay young, the doctor said to exercise and eat the right foods" said BUBBA. "What?" said BOCA, " I thought he said ACCESSORIZE AND BUY NICE SHOES." And so begins Boca and Bubba's next adventure.

HOW TRAVEL DECISIONS ARE MADE

After several long car drives, Boca thought it was time for a bit of a different kind of "cruzin". Ah yes time for the high seas. NO NO NO yelped Bubba. "Don't you understand we are in a recession aka depression!!!" That was until one of his good buddies said, "Hey Bubba, this cruise looks pretty darn good. Are ya goin?" And that was all it took. "Well, hell yes. We are in good buddy!" Must be a man thing. And so begins Boca and Bubba's next adventure. It has all the making's of some Bubba and Boca madness...start in LA and end in Shanghai. Look out Charlie Chan- be sure to follow the google calendar below. And yes yes I am behind already.

DAY 23 MARCH 5 CRUISING THE TIMOR SEA




The Pleepmeister loves "at sea" days.  Timor Sea?Timor Sea, arm of the Indian Ocean, lying southeast of the island of Timor, Indonesia, and northwest of Australia. Located at latitude 10° S and influenced alternately by the southeast trade winds and the monsoon belt, the area is well known for generating typhoons. About 300 miles  wide, it covers about 235,000 square miles  and opens west into the Indian Ocean and east into the Arafura Sea of the Pacific Ocean. 

Pleep remembers reading about the massive oil spill in the Timor Sea a few years back and unlike his US Gulf Coast Oil Spill last year it was cleaned up post haste...he also heard about the Timor Gas Leak, which he thought was sooooooooo funny...

AND YET ANOTHER LE FANCY-SCHMANCY DINING EXPERIENCE A LA PLEEP


Pleep has been making sure the wait staff is up to snuff for the Gang.  As a matter of fact he helped the Mater D with training of staff today.  Pleep's words of advise:









 Pleeps Fine Dining Customer Service Pointers for THE GANG
Customer service in a fine dining restaurant is much more attentative than in casual dining establishments.  And with this gang you better step  it up.   Fine dining service goes far beyond taking an order and delivering food.  These folks expect you to wait on them hand and foot.  BEWARE!

MAKE SURE::
    • Escorting patrons to the table, holding the chair for women- no bum pinching or asking for stock market tip on the way to the table and make sure Boca's chairs has sliders on the legs so pushing in her chair looks effortless 
    • Escorting patrons to the restrooms - no peeking, in this group the gents go more than the ladies
    • Crumbing the table in between courses - no raking onto Pudge's  lap or palming the crumbs for latter
    • Replacing linen napkins if a patron leaves the table- the Collins are known for wearing their dinner, be sure to have enough napkins to cover this practice
     • Explaining menu items without notes- not to worry, Bubba can't parlez vous so just tell him it's fried something and he will go for it
     • Serving food directly on the plate at the table- watch out for Boca, at this pooint she is usually hungry and has been known to fork the hand of the wait staff if they are not fast enough removing the lid from her dish
All of the details that are expected of a fine dining server require that your staff be rigorously trained.  If not Larry will be sure to let PRESIDENT OBAMA know about it.  The staff should be able to answer any and all questions they may have about a menu or item or wine.   You may be able to BS Bubba about the French Food but there's no screwing around with wine knowledge, reccomendations or serving  it to LARRY THE NOSE.  He has been known to hurl the decanter across the restaurant if not aired properly.  Duck .  The staff should also be ready to make menu recommendations, if asked.   This group of KNOW IT ALLS would never ask.  Not to worry.  No detail is ever too small to pay attention to in fine dining.  Plan on sleeping in tomorrow as this group will run your butt off tonight!

NO BUDWEISER AT THIS TABLE PLEEP.
WE STUCK PLEEP WITH THE WINE BILL!




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