![]() Adler and Jackson found success with that formula at Gertie, and Sussman first gained local acclaim around 2013 when he was the chef at Mile End in Boerum Hill. Gertrude’s is the latest spot to offer a contemporary take on classic, Ashkenazi Jewish–leaning dishes. ![]() “You never know what people will order and what they’ll gravitate toward until you try to run it.” “These are the debates you have,” Sussman says. He’s aware that two nearby restaurants, Sofreh and Maison Yaki (which recently reopened as the French-leaning Petite Patate), both had tongue dishes on their menus before dropping them. He’s been working on crispy beef tongue that’s first brined in chicken stock and caraway. “I’m still fighting for the tongue,” Sussman declares. The three say they got together because they share similar interests in classic deli and appetizing foods, but they similarly don’t want to lean too heavily on the schmaltz, so to speak. Except at Gertrude’s, you can get the burger with a latke instead of French fries if you’d like. Instead, Sussman was in the back of Nate Adler and Rachel Jackson’s restaurant during off-hours because the three are working together on Gertrude’s, which Adler describes as “sort of a Jewish bistro.” When it opens in Prospect Heights this month, in the space that had been James for a decade and a half, it will offer “a good burger at a good price, and a martini you can actually afford,” Adler says. But this wasn’t a case where his labor was being exploited. It’s the kind of comment that might appear on Sussman’s Instagram account, which has amassed a giant audience in the past couple years with its regular stream of memes that target the reality of working in the food world today (“Say ‘this is how we did it at my last place’ one more time,” reads a caption above Samuel L. “They’ve got me doing this for free,” he jokes. Haven’t filled your distraction quota yet? Check out this GIF-icle that perfectly explains what it’s like to work with a recruiter.Eli Sussman isn’t on the payroll at Gertie, the Williamsburg nu-diner that calls itself “Jew-ish” - it has bagels and bialys and a popular turkey-pastrami club topped with bacon - but when I met him there on a recent afternoon, a few minutes after they’d locked up for the day, he was in his white cook’s shirt and apron, getting to work. Lucky for you, tomorrow the slate will be wiped clean and you can start the day brimming with energy and positivity as I am sure you always do. When it’s all said and done you can look back on the day and think…ģ0. When you have no idea what you’re doing so you cover it up with feebly executed humor.Ģ9. If you don’t think you have “that one person” in your office then I’m sorry to say but you are probably that person.Ģ7. If you feel good when you leave work, something is wrong. A new Keurig in the breakroom isn’t the kind of employee care I’m looking for, Carol.Ģ5. Taxes, honey, you’re being so rude right now.Ģ3. My paycheck will go towards rent and savings.Ģ2. Doggone it! I wasn’t even responsible for this. The nuisance of my nuisance is my ally.ġ8. When you just don’t have the patience anymore.ġ9. ![]() Office drama that we can all get on board with to spice up our Tuesday.ġ6. Why does a scarecrow need a brain anyhow?ġ2. When a work associate sends you an unsolicited friend request on Facebook or Instagram.ġ1. A moment of silence for all the staff meetings that could be avoided if people actually read their emails.ġ0. Trying to save money at the office like…ĩ. Of course, rushing to work during the colder seasons is exponentially worse.Ĩ. The trials and tribulations of being an exceptionally punctual employee.ħ. When the new employee looks promising, so you take them under your wing like the good Samaritan you are.Ħ. Every once in a while, we all like to put in a little extra effort, but it usually doesn’t work out.ĥ. Honest response: My landlord won’t accept monopoly money anymore, so here I am.Ĥ. ![]() “Just get a job already!” Why didn’t I think of that? I’ll just go pluck a promising job from my overflowing job tree.Ģ. So, without further ado, please enjoy this meme-icle.ġ. At the end of the day, we all just need a nap, a snack and a couple hours of internet indulgence. What we can offer you, what is really our salute to you, is this compilation of work memes to let you know we get it. We don’t have the answers to any of these questions, but we do feel your pain. But why does it have to be so exhausting? Why is the work day so long? And why, for the love of god, why did your coworker just microwave his fishy lunch in the break room? You put on airs every day to be the upstanding, productive citizen that your mama raised you to be. ![]()
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