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Mildred's waitress apron from Mildred Pierce.

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Mildred Fierce

A particularly favorite parody of a particularly favorite movie

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HBO's Mildred Pierce:

Last night HBO aired part three of their remake of Mildred Pierce. Startling attention to detail and the novel's story line are making for plodding viewing. However last night's episode covered my favorite part of the story, Mildred's opening of her own restaurant having learned the business from the bottom up being a waitress. What fascinates me the most is not the fact that Mildred opens a restaurant and makes it a success, not from love of cooking and serving food, but from canny acumen gleaned from observing the business and an astute eye for efficiency. Her restaurant serves one dish, chicken, with waffles or veg. Mildred had noted while waitressing that over half of her diner customers ordered chicken and there was a great deal of wasted uneaten side dishes thrown out. She sets up her kitchen with a logical assembly line style and functional efficiency that is to be admired.

Having worked in waitering, bartending and catering for over a decade I can relate. the main goal is to get in, set up, serve, clean and then get the hell out all with a minimum amount of fuss. I've reached the point where I can't, or won't, work with certain companies thanks to an inability of staff  unable to understand this. A well run kitchen is a thing of beauty!

(RE)Making Mildred Pierce (HBO)

It appears that the miniseries remake is following the novel(a read I HIGHLY recommend) in every last fine detail.

MILDRED FIERCE!

It's my Umpteenth Time Watching Mildred Pierce

And I couldn't help but ponder how nice it would be if I were rich enough to buy a husband, until I realized that I already had and it ended as miserably as Mildred's marriage. Alas.

Coming up for air or perhaps slipping down

Sorry about the lack of posts but I've been rather swamped as of late. Maybe it was more than just coincidence, but I'd just finished reading Mildred Pierce and I was suddenly offered a wait staff job. three nights a week, one night in kitchen.  While it may lack all the usual glamour of catering(SARCASM!) it's a restaurant within walking distance of my home and a chance at a set schedule, rather than running and begging for shifts from catering company to catering company. The salary should nestle in nicely with my unemployment benefits to keep me afloat.

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