tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post2633608473338137685..comments2023-10-31T22:22:44.116+11:00Comments on Rita's Bite: Home Hill 2010Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721723151185687327noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-88986948561477301292011-05-02T20:58:55.735+10:002011-05-02T20:58:55.735+10:00Seems like tall poppy syndrome. I employed and ha...Seems like tall poppy syndrome. I employed and had the pleasure of working with David twice between 2005 and 2008 at Moorilla. I have followed his career since and Yes he is not only a talented Baker but a great chef and one of the most dedicated culinary professionals I have known. Yes he does have an ego but it is certainly in check with his abilities and less that most chef's around. Dave deserves the kudos especially with the sacrifices he has made along the way. Anyone who employees him is lucky indeed. Dave ignore the crap. Remember critics are like eunuchs - they know how but they can't.<br /><br />JHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-10942779007300249842011-05-02T15:28:28.352+10:002011-05-02T15:28:28.352+10:00Not his mate. Just like his food and am happy to d...Not his mate. Just like his food and am happy to defend him from a customers perspective. From my perspective he has done nothing wrong. To criticise someone for leaving a place to improve their knowledge and skills is wrong.Geoffreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-60523546919949828182011-05-02T15:22:04.827+10:002011-05-02T15:22:04.827+10:00Whos this David Fukes person and what has he done ...Whos this David Fukes person and what has he done wrong? Is this Geoffrey his mate or something? Rita help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-51617124720301740122011-05-02T15:03:57.833+10:002011-05-02T15:03:57.833+10:00The looney left? I don't care if your opinion ...The looney left? I don't care if your opinion is different to mine. David makes good bread, the meal at Moorilla was crap and way overpriced, and I don't care how many people a chef offends if I'm a paying customer. Are any of those unreasonable?<br /><br />So tell us. How do you know David? Are you an ex-chef from Moorilla? Or maybe you are one of the FOH people? You just don't like it because he is better than you. Why don't you put up your first name so we at least know who you are. Show some spine.Geoffreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-67346955396133054032011-05-02T14:08:49.542+10:002011-05-02T14:08:49.542+10:00Thanks Geoffery Blainey for your hysterical commen...Thanks Geoffery Blainey for your hysterical comments from the looney left.<br />You sound as though your contempt is not soley reserved for kitchen workers but for everyone who has a differing opinion to you.<br />If ever you do go back to Moorilla the staff will know you as the kitchen staff hating, bread gobbling, belligerent suck hole that you obviously are. Good day sir.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-44283298104842021982011-05-02T11:36:31.359+10:002011-05-02T11:36:31.359+10:00They were rhetorical questions idiot. I have never...They were rhetorical questions idiot. I have never met David. I am just assuming from the comments on here that he offended some people. You included. The meal at Moorilla was crap. For $30+ mains and $15+ entrees, I expected a lot more. I expect a risotto cooked from scratch, not pre-cooked stuff that came out under cooked in any case, with supposedly seared scallops that had been virtually stewed. I expect more than a pile of beans, some fish and a drizzle of balsamic for my main. And I don't care if I offend kitchen workers. I pay your salary. No customer no restaurant.Geoffreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-24820492566439800202011-05-02T07:41:02.836+10:002011-05-02T07:41:02.836+10:00Apart from oviously being a sycophant "meal a...Apart from oviously being a sycophant "meal at Moorilla naff, bread great"-good grief! You are also being offensive to all kitchen workers.<br />Geoffery says: "Kitchens aren't exactly filled with nice people are they?" <br />Well apparently in your defense of your little mate you have revealed a familiarity with his modus operandi ha ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-69103031144142688092011-05-01T23:32:25.550+10:002011-05-01T23:32:25.550+10:00David makes the most incredible bread. I went in t...David makes the most incredible bread. I went in to Moorilla one day for lunch, and the highlight of my meals was this amazing sourdough. Asked where they got it from and they said they got it from him. She was a friendly little waitress. Sheree or Shelly or something? Totally hot. The things I would do to her in the... ;-p<br /><br />David is an excellent baker. And I don't care if he has a crap reputation. What I care about is that when I fork out the hard-earned, I get quality and value for money. If that means he rubs a few people up the wrong way then fine. So what. Kitchens aren't exactly filled with nice people are they? If that means he sticks around at one place and gets all he can out of it then leaves so he can get better then good for him. Unlike other chefs who stay at the one place and get stale. I'm the customer and I want quality. Put it this way. The meal at Moorilla was naff. The bread on the other hand was great. Anyway, enough of inflating his ego.Geoffreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-81863461887802581372011-05-01T18:56:05.727+10:002011-05-01T18:56:05.727+10:00So just a question. Which reputation are you refer...So just a question. Which reputation are you referring to? Because you are definetly talking about a person and the person occuring most in these comments is David. Which logically would be whos reputation you are talking about, otherwise the comment seems a bit out of place.Malinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14023039517410906158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-50804265829269864382011-05-01T16:11:47.208+10:002011-05-01T16:11:47.208+10:00Thats just too funny-I just logged on and again it...Thats just too funny-I just logged on and again it seems you think every comment is directed toward yourself-what an ego! I was just saying reputations follow, thats all. You sound very insecure, chill out, its not about you. The cream rises thats all.<br />'Not' the anonymouse personAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-52649074411010595232011-05-01T15:59:09.545+10:002011-05-01T15:59:09.545+10:00And what reputation is that eh? Considering that I...And what reputation is that eh? Considering that I have rarely been in Tas in the last four years, how can anyone form one? Added to which, how the hell does anyone know who I am anyway? Havn't exactly blazed a trail down here, and there is far more deserving chefs to talk about......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-86304506415302242832011-05-01T13:15:47.330+10:002011-05-01T13:15:47.330+10:00A persons reputation follows them whereever they g...A persons reputation follows them whereever they go-good or otherwise.<br />'Not' the anonymouse personAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-9345225745193141262011-05-01T11:42:52.165+10:002011-05-01T11:42:52.165+10:00David here....Jess, just to clarify, I havnt worke...David here....Jess, just to clarify, I havnt worked at Home Hill since march 2010, so am unable to respond to any critisms you might have, or have any knowledge of any goings on down there. For the 'anonymous' person consistently intent on slagging me off in any forum possible, get a life, or barring that find someone else to slate. I have never claimed to be a great chef or anything else, and I have moved around no more or less than any other bloody chef that I know.If you cant get this through your thick skull, get my phone number and call me directly....we can have a lovely discussion on all my faults!! Otherwise, lets focus on the quality posts on this fantastic blog, and move on!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-10930753341875631452011-04-27T09:23:19.949+10:002011-04-27T09:23:19.949+10:00again.....wowagain.....wowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-34710478703935673962011-04-27T07:20:33.527+10:002011-04-27T07:20:33.527+10:00Oh Jess your comments re: David would have been va...Oh Jess your comments re: David would have been valid anyway-HH was never any good when he was there (as his stints anywhere are brief apparently)Dont know why people bother with the place at all quite frankly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-29756877639238717212011-04-26T22:08:33.165+10:002011-04-26T22:08:33.165+10:00bloody hell, anonymous. is that why you are going ...bloody hell, anonymous. is that why you are going mental - because i didn't read all 40+ comments on this post and incorrectly mentioned david in my follow-up comment to my main comment. i mentioned david only because he was listed in the original post, which is what i read before commenting. i couldn't actually give a crap what 'name' is placed on a kitchen, i place value on what comes out on the plate on the night i'm there because that's my experience. so to clarify, i am criticising home hill, not david (apologies to david if he no longer works there), my 'comment address to david' was more a request for a response from the head of the current crew. which i thought was david from my reading the original post. ok?jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612674951290700966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-67196186100987866612011-04-26T22:05:24.527+10:002011-04-26T22:05:24.527+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612674951290700966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-81023603144842391272011-04-26T19:31:43.523+10:002011-04-26T19:31:43.523+10:00Anonymous, those animals may well have been bred f...Anonymous, those animals may well have been bred for meat but that is because of our intervention.<br />I'm not sure Mother Nature put everything else on the planet for us to eat!<br />We just made it that way.<br />Using your logic allows cannibalism!<br />I eat just about anything but actually wish I didn't, Unfortunately non-meat meals forever doesn't seem to work for me.<br />But I limit it and sometimes JUST do fish and chicken for a while.<br />When I was very young I castigated vegetarians for being a pain in the arse. They are not, I know now...they are making a choice, a choice as valid as yours.<br />Watch a few videos such as Fast Food Nation etc and it'll slow you down a bit mate.<br />If it doesn't you really should be worried.sir grumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-688631614235545182011-04-26T17:27:25.734+10:002011-04-26T17:27:25.734+10:00Here's a fact. David Flukes is not working at ...Here's a fact. David Flukes is not working at Home Hill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-24766603653378960742011-04-26T16:26:34.969+10:002011-04-26T16:26:34.969+10:00in case your bizarre rant is directed at me - i ne...in case your bizarre rant is directed at me - i never said i have a problem with people who cook or eat meat. most of my family and friends indulge in the flesh, and i happily sit side by side them. i'm vegetarian not because i am an animal rights activist (and i never said that) - i just straight out don't like meat or fish, in the same way most people don't like particular types of food. and it's hardly unusual to be vegetarian or allergic to some type of food. and the fact is that a crap menu reflects a failing to cater to a broad set of requirements is down to a lack of customer service and/or skills either in management or the kitchen - pure and simple fact. i am being factual about my experience at home hill and i receive a ridiculous and unsubstantiated personal attack which is a poor reflection not on me, anon, but you.jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612674951290700966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-13376247972624191842011-04-26T16:14:14.913+10:002011-04-26T16:14:14.913+10:00Last time I checked, cows, sheep, chickens etc wer...Last time I checked, cows, sheep, chickens etc were bred by farmers, killed and sold. And this is always happening because the older sheep, cows and chickens have babies.<br /><br />It's a life cycle.<br /><br />The world isn't going to run out of cows, sheep or chickens. <br /><br />So either these older animals get killed for eating, or die in a paddock when they get old.<br /><br />They are bred for eating for Christs sake. No use in not eating them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-85615842143158706652011-04-26T15:46:32.206+10:002011-04-26T15:46:32.206+10:00i don't expect special treatment, i expect the...i don't expect special treatment, i expect the normal standard of service (and news flash - hospitality is a service industry, if you're shite, you go out of business), it shouldn't matter what the food preference or need or desire is, if you're paying good money for a meal then it's reasonable to expect something comparable across the board. certainly sounds like some loser unimaginative cooks with a low level of skills and zero care for customer service patrol this blog site - and surprise surprise too scared to even post under their own name! very few people like 'all food' - if you call yourself a chef, learn to cook a range of food, otherwise maybe you should go and work at maccas where you don't have to think beyond meat or fish slapped on a bun.jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612674951290700966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-28053875673646823412011-04-26T11:35:59.627+10:002011-04-26T11:35:59.627+10:00Information and knowledge makes the world go round...Information and knowledge makes the world go round...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-28190333479321042022011-04-26T10:47:28.005+10:002011-04-26T10:47:28.005+10:00Hahahah Jess? Someone needs to get all the informa...Hahahah Jess? Someone needs to get all the information don't they? Fish is good. It's brain food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-41104822276074419002011-04-25T23:41:11.735+10:002011-04-25T23:41:11.735+10:00Well Jess.... In case you hadn't read all the ...Well Jess.... In case you hadn't read all the posts David went to Melbourne. Therefore he would not be working at Home Hill now would he?<br /><br />He is back now and the least I heard he was back at his old haunt Moorilla.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com