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5 Disgusting Truths About Every Restaurant (From a Chef) Everybody knows a waiter with more industrial horror stories than the  Hellraiser  series. But how much of that stuff is real, how much is embellished, and how much of it was just a hallucination from eating last week's leftover specials? We spoke to Justin Croft, a chef with 15 years of experience in the industry, and John Kolka, another chef with more than a decade of experience, about what really goes on behind the scenes in restaurants. When it comes to food, these guys have seen it all. You haven't. And, to be honest, that's probably a good thing. #5. Restaurant Owners Will Do Anything to Save Money (Including Poisoning Employees) g215/iStock/Getty Images During his stint as a restaurant manager, Justin was compensated with a base salary, plus incentives in the form of a food cost bonus, a labor cost bonus, and a cleanliness bonus. In other words, if he didn't toss too much food, sent employees ho...

21-Year-Old Nigerian, Maro Itoje, Groomed As England’s Rugby Captain Maro Itoje, 21, is a man of many talents. He plays rugby, writes poems, discusses politics, knows about the economic hardship of Nigeria though he wasn’t born here and is also a devout christian. Now, he’s on his way to leading England’s Rugby Team after receiving his England national squad call-up in January. He’s in the starting line-up of six-nations team to play Ireland today. Maro’s physique marked him out as a born-rugby player while studying at St George’s, a boarding school in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. He also represented youth national teams in shot-put and basketball. Shortly afterwards, a bursary of £36,000-a-year to Harrow was awarded him at the age of 16 though he had close to zero experience. At 6ft 5in, 18st 4lb, this ‘champion’ is his father’s role model. He was born in Camden, North London, after his parents Efe and Florence moved to Britain after marryin...