Waiter Rant is twenty years old today. What a wonderful and strange journey it has been! Many thanks to all my readers for walking with me through 826 blog posts over the years. You’re the best! If you’re so inclined, let me know what happened to you during the past two decades!
I remember stumbling across your blog as a teenager in school. i’m now in my mid 30s and still check for new posts every couple weeks. You’ve had a huge impact on me over my formative years, especially when it comes to spirituality and compassion. I’m so happy you’re still writing!
Wow! I think I started reading you sometime in 2004 (the good old days of blogdom) when I was in college. I tuned in for the snark and the well-deserved come-uppances, and I stayed for the humane and generous way underneath that you approached your diners, colleagues and now just fellow human beings. I’m 40 now, married with three kids (having our own Costco sample adventures) and enjoying a career in association management that affords me an opportunity to earn a living by writing. Thanks for keeping up your writing for all these years!
I don’t remember where I first came across your blog, but I do know that it always brightens my day when I see a new post. Many thanks for everything you’ve shared over the years Steve, you’re a gem!
Ainslie
A thank you from the Czech Republic. I came across your blog as a 26-year-old looking for some info about customary tipping in various countries. Originally, I just loved reading your stories about The Bistro.
Now, 20 years later, I have changed jobs twice, got married, have two small (but incredibly quickly growing) sons. Looking back, I sense that most of all, you continually provide me a valuable perspective of a man, father, conscious and mindful person which I learned to “know” (in the sense that a reader can ever know the author). Thanks to you, I’m often able to think about my life – and experiences – from a different perspective; sometimes as a mental exercise (what if I was in this situation with my children? etc.), sometimes with regard to real-life situation I have encountered myself.
A huge thank you for your writing.
So much has happened in the last 20 years I wouldn’t know where to start but I do thank you for your writing.
Congratulations on the milestone! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of your work – and have been reading regularly since 2007. I started reading your work on my lunch breaks at work – and I haven’t stopped even though I have changed jobs a few times since then.
I’m always happy to see a new post here whenever I visit – thank you for continuing to write.
I’ve been around for *most* of the last 20 years….Thanks for sharing your life with us!
I’m glad you exist.
Thank you Steve, I have been following you for roughly 17-18 of the 20 years – but I did at one time read all posts. I came to enjoy the sneak peak into the foreign world of (more or less) fine dining.. and returned for your philosophical, ethical musings and great writing style.
In the last 20 years I started my professional career, switched jobs 4 times, got married, 2 kids and changed my world-view 2-3 times – still love pondering ethical questions and apply ethical thinking to personal and work related challenges..
Keep up the blog, looking forward to reading more of your posts!
I started reading your blog in college while I was working full-time at the mall and going to school full-time. I’ve now been practicing law for 15 years and am married with a first grader.