You would be amazed at what happens before and after the rush. And if someone can't function during the rush, they are gone. So it's high-functioning druggies, alkys, queers and pervs until they burn themselves out (not all, but lots).
Tony is burned out and over the hill.
He needs to have a big cup of STFU and go back to charging owners of dying restaurants for a few months of hope that he can turn it around. That was his primary scan for years.
/johnny
Not that I want to be a cook or chef, but fur shur I want to see how those guys usually put this stuff together. I'm trying to avoid wheat gluten at all costs. When Tony or his restaurant guy says "flour" my ears move into the proper position to get all of the sounds.