lovinmaryland
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yea but their food is ####ing awesome!!!!
Chefs American Bistro
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yea but their food is ####ing awesome!!!!
Hank
my war
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pixiegirl
Cleopatra Jones
I see a date in our future!
Hank
my war
Hank
my war
You better get tested, holmes!
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
Yep.
That's a completely non helpful answer.
MMDad
Lem Putt
I believe that it has to do with tracking quantities, ensuring the correct taxes are collected, etc.
I don't know if there's a different tax rate for selling drinks vs. bottles, but that could be the reason.
Can the same be said for other non-alcoholic items? I ask because I have seen a local quick shop owner buying up gallons of milk at BJ's and then take it to their establishment and put on their shelf for sale.
Just curious...
MMDad
Lem Putt
I doubt it - there's a lot of tax money at stake with alcohol, but since there's no sales tax on grocery items the state probably doesn't care.
I found this: 03.02.01.04
It appears that the state gets their tax $ from the wholesaler. If a retailer does not pay their bill, the wholesaler can't pay the taxes, and the state doesn't get their money. So the state essentially enforces payment. If Chef is buying stock at retail, he has probably been put on the no-sale list for non-payment.
Almost all alcohol regulations are based on collecting taxes. That's why bootlegging is illegal - tax evasion.
frequentflier
happy to be living
When I lived in CA, a friend was a bartender at a local restaurant/bar. They bought a lot of booze at Costco and poured it into the bottles they had bought from a distributor; which I am assuming has a different stamp on it. She said the liquor was usually cheaper and they could buy bigger bottles at Costco.
BadGirl
I am so very blessed
If the concern was about taxes, then wouldn't the state actually WANT people to buy their liquor from a retail store instead of a distributor? My logic: the manufacturer sells their product to a distributor and the liquor is taxed. The retail store/restaurant buys it from the distributor and the liquor is taxed. The consumer buys is from the retail store/restaurant and the liquor is taxed. Toss in another scenario where there is another "stop" in the process, and the liquor is taxed AGAIN. The state gets MORE money by all of the taxes collected at each stop.
Right?
Right?
tipsymcgee
Active Member
A business can give a wholesale club like BJ's or Sam's a copy of their trader's license and get things tax free for resale -- milk, sodas, candy, anything really. Alcohol though must come from the distributor and records kept showing proof of purchase on site.
I hope he is successful. His food was always good and maybe he learned a little more about the business side of life!
The email was dated the 12th. You may want to call the new number listed.
I do not understand for the life of me why anyone would say his food is anything but dreck. I've never even had a mediocre meal there - it's been bad all the way, and the service was even worse. I think I gave him three, maybe four, chances and that was it. Never again.
The first time I ever ate there I was with mAlice. We sat at one of the outside tables and she asked the waiter for an ashtray. He brought her back this encrusted thing that hadn't been washed in a decade.
When he brought our food, he rushed off before we could inform him that we had no napkins or utensils. By the time we could get his attention, our food was congealed. Not that it mattered because subsequent visits made me aware that it doesn't matter what the food's temperature is, it's still going to be gross.Tides is another restaurant I won't waste anymore time with.
sockgirl77
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I've had their food 4 times. The first time was just mediocre. The 2nd time it was nasty. The 3rd time it was great, BUT we were doing a story on them and the meal was prepared just for us so I am sure that it was given special attention. The 4th time it was nasty. That was the day that I called in an order. I had planned to pick up our payment that day. But, of course, he did not have any money in his account to pay for his bill and the bounced check fees.I do not understand for the life of me why anyone would say his food is anything but dreck. I've never even had a mediocre meal there - it's been bad all the way, and the service was even worse. I think I gave him three, maybe four, chances and that was it. Never again.
The first time I ever ate there I was with mAlice. We sat at one of the outside tables and she asked the waiter for an ashtray. He brought her back this encrusted thing that hadn't been washed in a decade.
Tides is another restaurant I won't waste anymore time with.
So I totally agree. I will never spend a penny on Chef's "food" again.
As far as Tides goes, I have never eaten there. I also cannot think of one person that eats there on a regular basis.