"Dave_guil":jysxphu8 wrote: in an ideal world the emphasis of product knowledge would be taken on by the supplier[/quote:jysxphu8]In an [i:jysxphu8]ideal [/i:jysxphu8]world the publican would take it upon [i:jysxphu8]themselves[/i:jysxphu8] to learn about the product they're trying to make a living from -- the best ones already do.
What butcher expects the farmer to train him and his staff on the different cuts of meat and ways to prepare it? What chef depends on the butcher and greengrocer for recipes?[/quote:jysxphu8]
Totally agree, and back in the day when you had to serve an apprenticeship to become a barman, that was the norm. But as the position has effectively been de-skilled in order to pay lower wages, the knowledge that the skill brought to the profession has also been lost. It's up to the dedicated few (including us) to re-skill them.
