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I need another sommelier. Had another hired away to run another Michelin Starred restaurant

Posted by JacobRDaugherty <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JacobRDaugherty' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 19:17:29

11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

sounds like you can start your own business! though you likely need that in restaurant training

Posted by torinese <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=torinese' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 12, 2025, 10:43:56, in reply to "I need another sommelier. Had another hired away to run another Michelin Starred restaurant "

somehow...

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

You learn how to do the job by doing the job

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 12, 2025, 10:48:26, in reply to "sounds like you can start your own business! though you likely need that in restaurant training"

you can't really simulate that.

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somehow...

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

You are the master of wine and whining*

Posted by JeffFrank <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JeffFrank' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 22:41:38, in reply to "I need another sommelier. Had another hired away to run another Michelin Starred restaurant "

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

Irony is dead.*

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 22:59:24, in reply to "You are the master of wine and whining*"

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

ooo

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 21:17:00, in reply to "I need another sommelier. Had another hired away to run another Michelin Starred restaurant "

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Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

Random question: Your Carte Du Jour shows the wines you're featuring.

Posted by Carl Spackler <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Carl+Spackler' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 20:39:11, in reply to "I need another sommelier. Had another hired away to run another Michelin Starred restaurant "

But the restaurant carries a ton more, correct? So do you give both the Carte Du Jour and a more extensive list? Or someone would have to ask for the more extensive one?

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

We have a 3500 bottle list available onsite that is presented to every table. That is only 11% of

Posted by JacobRDaugherty <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JacobRDaugherty' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 23:24:20, in reply to "Random question: Your Carte Du Jour shows the wines you're featuring."

The collection. We also have lower markups than the industry standard. We also age wine in a manner that very few restaurants could dream of being able to afford.

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But the restaurant carries a ton more, correct? So do you give both the Carte Du Jour and a more extensive list? Or someone would have to ask for the more extensive one?

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

Where?

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 23:27:38, in reply to "We have a 3500 bottle list available onsite that is presented to every table. That is only 11% of"

And is Jimmy Hoffa nearby?

That was exactly my question

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 12, 2025, 7:53:15, in reply to "Where?"

The first part. The second part I know the answer to.

Recrudescence

How hard can it be? Memorize a bunch of fruits, twigs, spices and nuts and

Posted by timmer <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=timmer' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 20:17:34, in reply to "I need another sommelier. Had another hired away to run another Michelin Starred restaurant "

… spew some random combinations when describing each wine.

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

(for rent)

time to pay better *

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 20:14:48, in reply to "I need another sommelier. Had another hired away to run another Michelin Starred restaurant "

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

They are getting promoted. When I am the wine buyer and I hire ambitious talented people,

I know the eventual results. They are going to leave. I just thought I was going to keep the team through the season not need to hire so early. Better now than October I guess

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

How many Somms would you say there are in Manhatttan?

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 12, 2025, 10:48:57, in reply to "They are getting promoted. When I am the wine buyer and I hire ambitious talented people,"

a few hundred?

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I know the eventual results. They are going to leave. I just thought I was going to keep the team through the season not need to hire so early. Better now than October I guess

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

I've got three words for you: H1B*

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 20:00:38, in reply to "I need another sommelier. Had another hired away to run another Michelin Starred restaurant "

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

Some H1Bs are great, some are lazy and you are stuck with them*

Posted by JacobRDaugherty <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JacobRDaugherty' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 23:27:35, in reply to "I've got three words for you: H1B*"

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

Dude, did you just go full meta and make a white whine about white wine?*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 19:19:55, in reply to "I need another sommelier. Had another hired away to run another Michelin Starred restaurant "

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

lol. Nice *

Posted by jjlocke923 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=jjlocke923' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 19:38:26, in reply to "Dude, did you just go full meta and make a white whine about white wine?*"

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

Proud Winner of the 2024 Deuce ROY Award

You need to come up with a catchy name, like Linebacker U.*

Posted by DT <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DT' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 19:18:54, in reply to "I need another sommelier. Had another hired away to run another Michelin Starred restaurant "

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

Winemaster U*

Posted by VIV <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=VIV' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 12, 2025, 10:50:28, in reply to "You need to come up with a catchy name, like Linebacker U.*"

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

"the sum value of my outfit will always be higher than yours."

Somm City*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 19:21:44, in reply to "You need to come up with a catchy name, like Linebacker U.*"

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

Jacob’s Ladder*

Posted by Dikta <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Dikta' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 11, 2025, 19:36:52, in reply to "Somm City*"

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

Nice*

Posted by reggiedunlop <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=reggiedunlop' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 12, 2025, 10:57:21, in reply to "Jacob’s Ladder*"

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

Perfect*

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11 Michelin starred Restaurants in NYC have wine buyers or lead somms that are my former employees/students.

Good for my rep but getting tired of training people

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