Usebenze njani eDel Frisco? Ndaya kwisikolo esizimeleyo eWinthrop, Mass., Ihlomela ledolophu elikumda we-East Boston. Mna, ke, bendineentsuku ezininzi zokuphumla emva koko abahlobo bam basesikolweni. Ngeentsuku endiza kuhamba ngazo, baya kudlula esikolweni kwaye siye kwi-BBQ. Mna njalo ndisebenze igrill yasemva kwendlu… kwaye bendihlala ndifumana uphononongo olukhulu. Ndayifaka loo nto ekufumaneni indawo yokupheka kwindawo yokutyela yendawo. Kwakungekho lula, kwaye ehlotyeni, iiyure zazinde, kodwa ndandiyithanda. Malunga neli xesha usapho lwethu lwaya kwiFountainbleu Hotel eMiami. Ngexesha lesidlo sangokuhlwa, bendingatyi, bendiya kujonga nje ukuhamba kwendawo yokutyela. Aba bartenders, iiseva kunye nabaphathi bonke babehamba bedala amandla endandisongelwe kuwo. Ndazi ke ngoko ukuba ndifuna ukuba kwishishini.
Kuqala bendifuna ukuba ngumpheki, kodwa utata wandicebisa ukuba ndifumane isidanga seshishini kuLawulo lweNdwendwe kuqala. Ukugqiba kwam, ndiye ndanxibelelana noGM weFountainbleu apho umdla wam kunye nokukhuthazwa kwam kwaqala khona - ngeloxesha wayesele eguqukele kwi-VP yeHilton Hotel Corporation esekwe kwiNew York Hilton. Ndenze udliwanondlebe ndaza ndabeka indawo yokuLawula abaSebenzi, endibeka ukuba ndiphethe indawo yokutyela eyondla izidlo ezili-1000 ngesidlo sakusasa, isidlo sasemini kunye nesangokuhlwa. Ayisiyonto intle, kodwa ibalulekile nangona kunjalo. Ndihleli noHilton ukusukela ngo1991 ukuya ku1995 kwindima ezahlukeneyo kwiSebe lezoKutya kunye neZiselo phambi kokuba ndifudukele kwihotele i-Four Seasons njengomphathi weSebe leNkonzo yamaGumbi.
Ndanyuselwa ngo-1997 ukuqhuba i-Bar ye-5757-yayiyeyona bar ibalaseleyo yehotele e-NYC. Kulapho ndadibana ne-CEO ye-Lonestar Steakhouse kunye ne-Saloon, ngelo xesha inkampani yabazali be-Del Frisco's. Wayehlala ephethe i-bar patron, kwaye ndiza kuthi: akukho mntu unebali elingcono lokuqeshwa kunam. Ndibe kunye noDel Frisco ukusukela ngoko.
Ngawaphi amanye amaxesha wokuma ngexesha lokuhlala kwakho?
Ngokulula umzuzu wokuma kwexesha lokuhlala kwam apha eDel Frisco yayingamaxesha endanikwa iwonga le-Best Maître d 'kwi-NYC evela kuMbutho weConcierge weehotele ze-NYC. Ndityunjwe amatyeli amahlanu, kwaye ndiphumelele kathathu. Ukwamkelwa ngoontanga bakho lelona lungelo lokugqibela engqondweni yam.
Zeziphi izitya ozithandayo zikaDel Frisco?
Nanini na xa nabani na endibuza eyona nto ndiyithandayo, ndibasondeza kwi-Cab Cab yethu ephumeleleyo njengesibheno. Indawo endiyithandayo yeyokugcina indlu: enkulu ngokudibanisa, undwendwe lufumana ii-steaks ezimbini kwenye: umtya kunye nefayile. Esona sidlo sam sithandwayo sisipinatshi esiPhakamileyo, ukuguqulelwa kwethu kwesipinatshi. Isonka samasi, isipinatshi, itshizi, iqanda, itshizi kunye nebhekoni. Kuyamangalisa!
Ngoobani abanye babathengi obathandayo?
Ndinabathengi abaninzi abathandayo, akukho namnye kubo endiya kuthi ndibize ngegama. Nangona kunjalo, ngokubanzi, umxhasi wam endimthandayo ngulowo ubuyayo kuba sigqithile kulindelo lwakhe.
Zeziphi ezona zicelo zabo zahlukileyo?
Esona sicelo sinomdla yayisesinye sezibophelelo zam zesaphetha. Ayisiyiyo loo nto kuphela, kodwa ukuyibophelela entanyeni yenene! Ewe bendinyanzelekile, kwaye sele elundwendwe lwethu ngoku. Ngokuqinisekileyo ukubuya okuhle kusetyenzisiwe, kodwa isitayile setayi!
Yintoni imfihlo kwitheko lokuphumelela lesidlo sangokuhlwa?
Imfihlo yetheko elikhulu lesidlo sangokuhlwa iqala kwasekuqaleni. Qinisekisa ukuba wonke umntu unesiselo xa engena, kwaye kufuneka abe nesiselo esinxilisayo.
Njengombuki zindwendwe, usete imood kunye nethoni yepati. Umculo udlala indima enkulu ekuqinisekiseni ukuba usisiqalo esihle. Uluhlu lwadlalwayo esinalo eDel Frisco lwenza nje loo nto-lubeka ithoni yeklasikhi, kodwa ekonwabisayo nangokuhlwa okumnandi.
Ngaphambi kwekhosi ephambili, kufuneka ubambe ngokulula, izinto zokuluma kube kanye. Oku kwenza ukuba itheko libe sisidlo sangokuhlwa. Ngokuphathelele isidlo sangokuhlwa, kuncinci okungaphezulu. Yigcine ilula kodwa ikumgangatho ophezulu kwaye ukhonze iisosi ecaleni. I-Del Frisco's inokuba yinto entle, kodwa ekupheleni kosuku, sikhonza i-steak esemgangathweni! Sisebenzisa kuphela ityuwa nepepile kwi-flavour, kuba ngenyama ekumgangatho ophezulu ufuna ukuba iincasa eziyinyani zikhanye.
Ngaba zikhona ezinye iivenkile zokutyela ozithandayo?
Ndiyazithanda iindawo zokutyela ezinganyanzelekanga, kodwa endaweni yoko zingxola kwaye zimnandi. Emva kweminyaka eli-15 ndikwishishini le-steakhouse, ndiye ndiziyekise kwaye ndikhethe ezinye iiproteni. Logama ndisiva ukuba indawo inebuzz kuyo, kwaye inamandla andibethayo ebusweni xa ndingena, ndiyazi ukuba ndiza konwaba. Ngethamsanqa, kwi-NYC, sinokhetho oluninzi lokufumana le buzz.
Ungasichaza njani isitayile sakho?
Isimbo sam sichazwe ngokungqalileyo ngabona baninzi. Ndingomnye wabantu abahlekisayo endibaziyo, kodwa banembeko. Ndisoloko ndiziphatha iindwendwe zam ngokuba nobuhlobo, kodwa ndingaziqhelanga. Oku kubaluleke kakhulu. Kukho umgca kolu shishino, njengengcali, awunakuwela. Ndikholelwe, undwendwe luya kukwazisa! Undwendwe lwethu yeyona nto iphambili kuthi. Ndiphila ubomi bam ngokoMthetho Omkhulu: phatha abanye ngendlela ofuna ukuphathwa ngayo. Ndiyakholelwa ukuba ezi zimvo zindivumele ukuba ndibenexesha elide kunye nomsebenzi apha kwiKomkhulu leLizwe, kwisiXeko saseNew York.
