(Picture: A moment of respect for a fallen comrade) We opened on Saturday, Aug 31, 2013. At the end of every day the Manager on Duty generates a report that shows the day’s sales, labour cost, etc. And, since the Labour Day Weekend, the report also shows a year-over-year comparison. In other words, how does […]

(Sad… but patio season is slowly coming to an end). I work pretty hard at making sure that The Flying Banzini social media is fun. Yes, I want to advertise but (I think) the only way to do that is to offer something that is fun that people MIGHT be interested in and then slip […]

Engelbert Humperdinck made me smile in when I was a wee lad because, well, his name makes 10 year old boys giggle. He made me smile yesterday for a whole different reason. Every morning I scan through “Today in Music History” and a few other things. It’s a habit I got into when I was […]

Regular customers are familiar with the family history that is found on Flying Banzini placemats. Well… it’s time for the legend to continue. Perhaps even to grow? Much thanks to the current contributors (Robert Watt, Brenda Chapman, Ian Brown, Sheila Craig, and Kayleigh Brown) who are, of course, encouraged to submit new chapters in the […]

I will be moving, soon, to make the Roast Meat Sandwiches a completed sandwich. You can, of course, modify your order however you like but I will eliminate the build your own model which is not, looking back, of much benefit and my customers who prefer a simpler menu. In keeping with The Flying Banzini […]

Does this happen in other countries? Other cultures? I see it every day in the restaurant (and most every day everywhere else)… The Canadian Courtesy Standoff. There is one potato wedge left. Or, there is one mini-cheesecake left. And, there are two or more people theoretically entitled to this last morsel of cheesecake. What to […]

It is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Aaaarrrr… if you parley your order as a pirate, matey, then a cheesecake is yer free booty today. Aaarrrr… The photo is me and Tony from last year’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day. I am considering dropping the “Build your Own” option on roast meat sandwiches. […]

Photo: Customer at cashier ordering from a menu that had notes left by a previous customer. Reduce, reuse, recycle… I encourage customers to leave notes and drawing for one another (and for me). 5 things… We rent our knives. I just assumed that knives were something that we owned. Nope. We rent them. They are […]