Busy

It’s 6:00 on a Saturday night and the Bistro’s already mobbed. I look at the reservation computer happily. The reservations stretch on into infinity. I’m gonna make a lot of money tonight. The phone rings. “Hello the Bistro,” I answer, “How can I help you?” “Hi,” a...

SAW

“So did you see Saw II yet?” Armando asks. “No,” I reply, “Did you?” “Yeah. It was pretty good.” “Good as the first?” “Nothing could be as good as the first one,” Armando says. “I agree,” “Are you guys talking about Saw?” Louis interjects. “Yeah,” Armando says. “God,...

Somebody Doesn’t Like Me

A couple walks in the door. Fluvio seats them in my section. From my perch at the hostess stand I overhear the man say, “Can we sit somewhere else?” Fluvio tells them he can’t. The other sections are full. Throwing me a sideways glance the man replies, “Well, can we...

All Hallow’s Eve

Two shapely young women, dressed in Catholic school girl uniforms with a skirt length no nun would ever tolerate, wobble towards the Bistro teetering on top of their patent leather stiletto pumps. Waiter likes. “Damn,” I say looking through the front window, “Where...