![Food week 5: “Sorry mate, we’ve stopped serving” [Could you ‘close the kitchen’?]
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On and off for a few years around Uni I worked at the Green Man pub in Ashbourne where I grew up (well, aged between 6 and 21).
It made the national news last year during the Black Lives Matter protests when the long controversial “head of a black man” sign topper was removed.
You can see that in the blog image, if you’re interested, but that’s another story for another time.
The Green Man that I worked in actually closed in 2011.
The bar I worked behind up to 11pm is now the middle of Young Ideas clothes shop.
The function room where “The Green Man disco” would be held each weekend currently house a pop up photo studio.
Two of my best friends from school ended up managing it during my time that I worked there.
Charlie Free, who we generally called Chuckie or Egg (or Charlie).
And Rob Ellis.
Bob Ding if you will.
When last orders had passed at the disco, you’d still get people coming up trying to get drinks.
And they’d often get pretty annoyed when you wouldn’t serve them.
They’d usually glance over at Rob or call him over, hoping that he’d over rule us.
Rob would go over, lean in towards them and say “Yes mate, what can I get you?”
When they started saying what they wanted he’d interrupt with “Sorry mate, bar’s closed” and walk off, leaving them looking a bit confused.
In theory, it could’ve stated open longer.
Closing the bar was just a decision.
A decision they would then stick to.
And we can do an equivalent.
Close our ‘bar’.
Or ‘kitchen’.
Or both.
Just make a conscious decision that “the kitchen’s closed”.
It’s passed a certain time and we’re not serving food anymore.
Sure, the only one that can enforce it is ourselves.
But we can just make that decision.
“Kitchen’s closed”.
No more popping back for “something to nibble on”.
“Kitchen’s closed”.
No more “just a little something to watch the movie with”.
“Kitchen’s closed”.
No more “I’m just looking”.
“Kitchen’s closed”.
No more “I just fancy a little something”
“Kitchen’s closed”.
No more “I’m just a bit bored”.
“Kitchen’s closed”.
Close it when you think is right.
Still enjoy your Christmas.
But that “closing” of the kitchen could make all the difference.
Much love,
Jon ‘Once had to be pulled aside by Charlie because someone had been stealing. He said he knew it wouldn’t be me. I told him it wasn’t and, if it was, I wouldn’t be just taking cash out of the till like that person had and I’d figured out a way to take about 5 percent of turnover that he wouldn’t notice. I’m not sure that assuaged him’ Hall
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