The Secret Hotelier
@thesecrethotelier
Hotel industry lifer. CHA, CHAM, CHV, CRME, PMP and other stuff. Name it and I’ve done it. I write about the industry at secrethotelierblog.wordpress.com when not at work. Banned on X for listing song titles. Five Star Diamond Platinum Profanity Champion.
The best part of this morning is that I will probably never have to think about the utter nonsense and ridiculous overestimating and fever dreams about the impact of a goddamn association football tournament ever again run by people who make the mafia seem upstanding.
American wagering expert has issues with management and his spouse. Going out for ribs was a bad choice.
If the government is going to arrest people going in or touching the reflecting pool in DC guess these people are in trouble. Out there with sticks and stuff! Ermagerd!!!
Fact: a meatball sub at a place that looks scary and has some spectacularly sketchy businesses on either side is almost always going to be really good. Perfect meat/sauce/cheese ratio, bonus points for roasted red peppers. Only negative was burning the roof of my mouth on the first bite.
My reading list for 2025. I try to read different genres from different authors.
Having given myself the gift of sleeping in, just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, regardless of what it looks like. Not my decoration but it struck me during my travels. Thanks for listening to me talk about the hotel industry and the people who work in it.
The Sunday Roast with Yorkshire Pudding and crispy roast potatoes. I ate it all and regretted nothing.
It’s really hard to articulate the level of anger, rage and resentment that the World Cup final draw program inspired in non-US circles based on watching it from a pub not in North America. A two-hour-plus televised middle finger to the world. Tone deaf doesn’t scratch the surface.
Fox News, sponsored by Dunning Kruger bourbon. Does your brain hurt? It’s Dunning Kruger time!
Evergreen. Insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results.
Here’s the guys complaining about Cracker Barrel. Must earn potato.
Meant to post this last night but one of the titans of the restaurant industry left us yesterday. Polly Holliday played the waitress Flo on the show ‘Alice’, working hard to feed hungry Phoenicians and inviting the less courteous to kiss her grits. A show about the service industry. Fare thee well.
Look! He played softball and wore Zubaz pants today! /sarcasm
Went out to dinner tonight and saw the greatest fainting couch. “I can’t believe Jubilation F. Roosevelt is dating that jezebel Ashley Jane…have Desmond bring me a sweet tea” seems like something someone has said on this thing.
From last year when things were normal and I was moderately optimistic.
If you going to make bulgogi or any number of Korean dishes this stuff is fantastic. Yes, it has garlic but you can bet your ass I add more.
If you know, you know. Proud of my status and please, find laughter and love. You can be appalled and take time to laugh. As you were.
From a friend in LA. Having lived there that Trader Joe’s parking lot is NOT for the faint of heart. It’s everyone for themselves and you have to keep your head about you at all times or else.
This linesperson at the French Open men’s final is a legend. No notes. He came to be excellent.
From earlier this year. Sat outside in the winter sun, enjoyed every bite. I regret nothing.
Over at A**b** where hosts are complaining about guests having questions that every hotel deals with every day. It’s called hospitality.
Made bulgogi tonight. This stuff is amazing. Don’t know if it’s authentic or not but damn it was good.
ESPN really showing some attention to detail (Winnipeg are the Jets if you weren’t aware)