Marcos
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- Location: Corona Del Mar, CA
- Gender: Male
- Status: Involved
- Member since: May, 2007
- Groups: AZ Foodies, Bartenders Last Call, Beer Lovers, BiteClub Interns Rock!, Biteclub: Team Vegas, California Pizza Historians, CIA Hyde Park, CLOVER Lover's, Culinology, Dessert Lovers, Favs in Phoenix, Food Science, Great Dive Bars, Great Hole-n-the-Wall Eats!, Late Night Grub Spots, NORCAL Brewpubs/ Microbreweries, NYC Biters, Peanut Butter Passion, Poor College Kids Need to Eat too, Restaurant Industry Technologists, Sacramento SOCIAL NETWORK, Skiers and Snowboarders, SoCal Wine and Food Lovers, The Breakfast Club, Who Said Wine Can't Be Sexy?, Wine Lovers of NorCal
- Personal website: http://www.biteclub.com/marcos
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About Me
- First job: Dishwasher at Strawberry Lodge near Tahoe
- Where I work: BiteClub.com SoCal Complex and The Friendly Skies
- Best things about my gig: Great office view, Five star hotels and meals on the PAX because they insist, Leftover wine
- Worst things about my gig: Quick turns in cool places, No open flame cooking, Tray tables up for landing
- Status: Involved
- Website: http://www.biteclub.com/marcos
- Signature recipe: BBQ Pizza - Dough and all...
- Home Town: Saratoga, CA
- Education: Tons
- My mentors: Coach DB, Amelia Earhart, CBJ, Labby, "E", Nick G. (evil), Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Angus and Malcolm Young
- Heroes: Mom and Dad
- Favorite restaurants: Seafood Dives and The Palm
- For my last meal I'll have: Whatever I had...
- Favorite travel destinations: BVIs, Phuket, Turkish Islands, My Living Room
- This is always in my fridge: Chopped garlic, Pinot gris, Panna water, AA batteries
- Favorite munchies: SYZ's, Dark Chocolate Goji Berries, Garlic Scapes
- Interests and hobbies: Spending as much time above ground as possible - Gravity is so ordinary
- You'll never find me at: The Rib Crib, A hotel where you drive to your room
- Recommended reading: AC 61-21A, Call Me Ted
- Tools of the trade: Jura Impressa X7, Decanter, Vinturi, Vitamin B-100, Bose Series X, Centurion Card, Bernoulli's Principle, Laptop with good batteries and 802.11g, Damn Boat
- Last vacation: Napa, Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Puerto Vallarta, Ixtapa, San Jose Del Cabo
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Morning ritual:
Jura, Work, Jura, Work, Repeat
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My tunes:
Right now - Sammy Hagar (thanks for the cocktails in Cabo Sammy), Elton John (great show in Vegas), AC/DC and Tower of Power
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About me:
If I'm not home, I'm probably near here.
Industry Insights
- Favorite beer: Anchor Steam
- Your cocktail of choice: Tito's - Up - Blue Cheese Olives
- Wine recommendation: 1999 Chateau Petrus Pomerol
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Customer pet peeves:
Disrespectful behavior, tardiness
- What makes a good bartender: Gift of gab, smiles, knowledge of drinks and the local area
- Where I go out to have drinks: A Restaurant (The old Arches in Newport Beach)
- Years in the trenches: 25
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Signature drink recipe:
Handmade Basic Margarita - Touch of blueberry and/or pomegranate juice with a Chambord float
- Biggest single tip: $1000
- Most memorable meal: Last dinner with my Dad
- Celebrity sightings at my place: You name it, but we can't really talk about it
My Latest Posts
- On Balboa Island, CA
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- Posted 12/8/2008
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- Posted 10/27/2008
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- 10 Things the Food Industry Doesn't Want You to Know
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- Posted 10/23/2008
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- A New Generation of Customer Pleasing Waiters
- Just back from a quick trip to Tokyo. Great …
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- Posted 10/23/2008
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HI THERE.
THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. I HOPE MEET NICE PEOPLE IN THE BUSSINESS
AND EXCHANGE IDEAS, RECEPIES OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES.
Pressure Gradient Force..........its coming!
This site slams!
http://lautundspitz.de/03_galinfo.php?dir_name=1200168795
Die Mannequin was INSANE at "the Garage" in Saarbrucken!
Cheers 4 adding keep er lit ;)
Strawberry Lodge is my after Sierra meal!
Congratulations, you are on the guest list for UniteSF at Vessel! Looking forward to meeting you there, and spread the word to all your service industry friends.
viejo soy de coombia y estudiante de cocina me gustaria saber mas de este sitio y enrolarme con gente que cmparta la misma pasion
agradeciendo de antemano
Thanks Marcos!
In the spirit of JLP 'The President's Tequila'
warm regards,
Phillip Delacruz-brand partner and art director
Marco thanks for the add.. peace
Mario says Hi!!
Thanks for the add! Enjoy your time on the ground. Being a former "three day trip" widow, (my late partner worked the Delta aisles) I remember how stressful the job was, and that was a decade ago (yipes!) I can't imagine what it is like now!
glad to be a connection my email adress is shlishkes@aol.com
Thanks for all of your assistance too. ;.)
Hello Marcos! Thank you for addding me!!!! I love this site!!! JLPhoenix introduced me-she's awesome! There's so much really amazing stuff and people on here! I can't wait to network with people and share lots of yummy tidbits. If you come back to the valley to visit, you should let me know! What did you like to do here? Where did you like to go? Did you live here for awhile? I've lived here for 29 years...looking to move to the bay area in a couple years. Who knows
Marcos where ever do you get those crazy retro profile pics! lol! It was nice to see you at 6/9 :)
Marcos thanks for adding me to your mix.
Cheers,
Jennifer
Marcos - will I see your face at the Sac launch party?!
Mark,
Great event, we will be showing up to the next Launch Party in Sacramento....6/9
Marcos,
I had a great time helping you guys out! I hope all of your parties are a success and look forward to connecting with you soon as well :) have a great weekend!!
BBQ pizza, let's have it. I've never seen you in the kitchen without a cork screw! Let's get cooking.
Hey, I totally did not see you there at Native that night. It was awesome though, everyone had a blast.
Hey Marcos! Glad I got to see you. Wish I we got to chat more! Definitely a great event. I will have to keep in touch with more of your fun parties! :)
Polish lobster is like the most decadent dish ever, it's basically chicken and I stole the recipe from the Food Network, I think, and modified it... but you should definitely look it up! I"m not Polish, though, I'm Swedish.
Lets pack our bags...hope to c u 2 soon at Rothschilds xo
I believe it was caught in the Mekong in Cambodia...don't take my word for it.
The Police, Man in a Suitcase, nice choice. Classic tune!
SINco De Mayo is only a few days away, can't wait to see you there!
mmm... I love Peri Peri. I also bought some in South Africa & some in Portugal as well. Did you have Nando's chicken? heheh
The difference between the two is that peri peri is made with African birdseye chili, dried and then soaked to make a paste (found as a powder too) & Asian Sambals are a combination of assorted chiles (including birdseye). There are also different types of Sambals depending on what region it comes from & on what's added to the chili paste. So the degree of hotness depends on that as well.
I like peri peri for seasoning & as a marinade and I use the Sambal as a condiment. My favourite is the Vietnamese sambal with garlic. The word Oelek comes from the mortar & pestle, or Ulek, used in Java & Indonesia to make the paste. Sambals can be extremely hot.
lol..sorry, sort of got carried away there...but you asked! ;-)
Marcos! Thanks for the add!
What are you doing? in which business u r?
regards from Berlin!
Ramiro
www.table-booking.com
Nice. Good idea, Marcos: Salvation Air! Complete w/ sexy Angel & She Devils flight attendants, DJ, and ultra lounge vibe. Although kind of an expensive marketing tool...but what the Hell--we're on a mission to combat the evil effects of dehydration.
Thanks for your support!
Glad to hear the white russian double kahlua is spreading! Don't let them put too much cream, it kills it. Cheers!
We need a driver
Hope to see you soon!!