'You have no idea, my friend': restaurateur hits back at reviewer
Stuff. Martin De Ruyter/Stuff Burns from ovens and spitting pans are par for the course during a 140-hour week, Josiah Smits said. Over a “massive couple of weeks”, the small business had done a roaring trade as Motueka's population swelled with summer crowds, Smits said. “There have been lines out the door from 8.30am, and it doesn’t stop until 10.30pm.” To meet the demand, many of his team put in extra hours. Last week, Smits worked 140 hours, snatching 90 minutes of sleep each night. “I wouldn't normally do this...” Smits also wrote in a response to Brian’s review onlin...