Kimbal Musk
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first heard Mar 2024
last heard Mar 2024
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Yeah.
So this is, you talk to the, the, the craziness of being, of being in the restaurant world where, you know, you're sitting at a table and anything can happen in the restaurant. So there's one time, I was like 15 years ago, the, um, This guy comes up to us and says he'd like to propose to his wife, his girlfriend. And so we said, okay, cool. We've done this before. We'll make sure it's all set up.
6 p.m. kind of reservation. So she shows up, and we give her a glass of champagne. We obviously didn't want to spoil the surprise, so we're just doing it the weekend. But then he doesn't arrive. And then we're like, oh, man. Yeah. Now we're like, don't leave. Can we get you another glass of champagne? We're doing everything we can.
Because the guy was obviously earnest earlier just because he's stuck in traffic or whatever. And coming through the back door of the restaurant, which is you're not allowed to come through the back door of the restaurant, a marching band from the school, the university, like comes through the restaurant, you know, full-on brass band and the whole thing.
And, you know, he gets down and he proposes. And it's beautiful, sure, but it's also like, man, this is chaos. This is insane.
You do it and apologize. But that talks to that kind of what's the crazy thing that could happen. It's subtle, but it's still there. Yeah.
I think the thing that I absolutely love about running the restaurant, not eating it, but running the restaurant, is the tangible reaction from people. And you also kind of know when you screwed it up. Mm-hmm. And you also know when you got it right. So even, it's kind of a weird way to say this, but even if the customer's unhappy, you know whether you got it right or wrong.
It's not just about the food you're making, but it's about the person's psychological state. And you'll even, you'll do something that you're like, you know that that was not well. And their psychological state is, they're just in a very happy place and they love it. And you're like, huh. You know, like that's not how I would have reacted to that dish.
And then the other way around, you'd like, no, I got that right. And that person's just like really unhappy today.
Yeah, you can tell. And you mentioned being at the bar. One of the most gifted bartenders really understand that. You know, it goes beyond, but what's also great about a restaurant, it goes beyond the one-time experience that you walk in and have that experience, is the good bartenders, they remember you. Oh, you were in a few months ago, and this is kind of your thing.
You might need a little time. Mm-hmm. And other people will come in, they want a conversation. Yeah. Or other people come in and they're going through a divorce and they just want to be sad for a moment, have a scotch. Yeah. And it's like, it's amazing what you learn in the restaurant world to just be... connected to humanity.
The table is when you connect with people, learn about each other. Bars, you can sometimes do that. You can talk left and right, but you have the freedom to always break free. You can say, okay, great, I'm going to go back to my meal. It's kind of like a friend you can turn on and off at any time because the bartender knows that. They're trained. If you want attention, I'm going to give it to you.
If you don't, I'm going to stay away. If you want to be chatty, I'm going to be chatty. If you want to be completely in your head, I'll leave you in your head.
And you can reach out. You can add some conversation or you can choose not to. And you can exit quickly.
It's a really good exit. So bars are wonderful. And I love going to a bar by myself after work. I might have a scotch, might not even have alcohol, just have something. And I'll just maybe have a snack or something before dinner because I'm going to go home and have dinner with the family. And that 20 minutes is just an amazing state change from daytime to nighttime.
If I went straight home, I'm like still in my head and I'm just trying to get grounded and I'm not as pleasant of a person. So that's another powerful use of a bar. It's just like a transition time.
Yes, you feel heard. Like I said earlier, the people going through a divorce, They don't know where else to go. These are mostly men. Sometimes women will do it, but mostly men will do this and women have other ways of processing it. But they just, they want a place to be sad. They want a place where they could feel comfortable talking about it.
They're certainly not going to go into too much detail, but they just want to say something. And the bartender is there for them.
You don't know where to go.
What is that? I'll be honest, I still do it myself where if I'm at home and I don't have a work thing that I got to deal with and I don't have kids and I don't have my wife or family around, I don't often cook for myself. I actually love going to a bar by myself. I have a glass of red wine, and I usually don't have a starter, appetizer, just like a main meal.
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