Show Notes
🎙️ EP165 — Christmas service is the cruelest shift of the year: everyone’s celebrating, you’re bleeding tickets, and the smell of cinnamon just mocks you. Eric and Phil talk why working Christmas Eve always sucks—and the fantasy menu you’d cook for your tribe if you weren’t trapped on the line.
🎧 Topics Covered in This Episode: 🎄 Why Christmas Service Breaks Chefs 🔥 Cinnamon Fantasy vs Kitchen Reality 💭 Should Restaurants Even Open on Christmas? 🍽️ The Christmas Menu Chefs Dream About 🥔 Chips, Caviar & Low-Effort Luxury 🍞 Are We Tired of Sour Dough? 🦆 When Game Becomes the Main Event 🥣 Chicken Blanquette as Peak Comfort 🥬 Bitter Greens That Save Heavy Meals 🥔 Potatoes Done the Serious Way 🧀 Cheese Without Rules or Apologies 🍐 Quince & the Fruits We Forgot 🍸 How Naming Changes Taste & Expectation 🍮 Rice Pudding, Memory & Why Nostalgia Wins
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