& Drinks Eats
Servers’ Favorite Meals
They take orders for a living … and love it
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ike an orchestra conductor, restaurant servers are the maestros of a well-rehearsed performance – tending to diners’ needs with a smile, while keeping the lines of communication open with the behind-the-scenes cooking staff. With as many questions as restaurant servers are required to ask of patrons, we thought it would be fun to turn the tables, so to speak, and open up the questioning to some of Sandpoint’s favorite servers. “Do you cook at home?” Or, “What’s the most rewarding thing about your job?” And the question we really want answered: “What’s your favorite meal here?” Paul Gollin, 56, has been a server at Forty-One South, 41 Lakeshore Dr., Sagle, for five years and thoroughly enjoys his job: “I love working here. This is the highlight of my day,” he said.
Bangkok on Second AUTHENTIC THAI FOOD
Sandpoint’s Best Thai Food • Peanut sauces made in-house • 6 different Thai curry • Gluten-free & Vegetarian • Wine and beer • Summer outdoor seating
Eat in or take out
208-265-4149 • 202 N. 2nd Ave.
Above: Paul Gollin, server and dessert chef at Forty-One South. Opposite: Servers Devyn Miller of Sweet Lou’s, with her trademark flower, and Amy Borup of Di Luna’s Café. PHOTOS BY BETH HAWKINS
Gollin, who has been voted Best Server in Bonner County, enjoys helping guests navigate the menu and advising those who are undecided about what to choose. “I tell them to order something they wouldn’t make themselves.” He takes his own advice to heart. Gollin’s favorite meal is any one of the restaurant’s three steak selections: the Steak and ’Shrooms, the Smoked Filet Mignon and the Steak Oscar. “I cook a lot at home, but to save my life I can’t cook a steak,” he said. On top of his job as a server, Gollin
makes all of the gourmet desserts served at Forty-One South. If that wasn’t enough, he does website design and also enjoys bicycling and kayaking. How does he make time for everything? “I’m single, and I live in Sandpoint,” he laughs. Ladies? Devyn Miller, 27, is hard to miss at Sweet Lou’s, 477272 Highway 95 in Ponderay – she’s the server wearing a flower in her hair. “I heard somewhere that women who wear flowers in their hair get 15 percent more in tips, so I figured I can use all the help I can get,”
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Wines by the glass & the best ambiance in town
Happy hour Monday – Thursday, 5-7 Live music every Friday and Saturday Gourmet appetizers every day
WINE BAR Mon-Thurs 11-9 Fri & Sat 11-11 208-263-6971
Upstairs at 311 N. First Avenue, Sandpoint
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