by waiter | Jun 14, 2005 | Uncategorized
I’m reciting the specials to a two top by the window. In typical yuppie fashion they don’t make eye contact. Sick of talking to these social misfits my eyes begin to wander. A pretty girl walks past the restaurant with her dog. I take an appreciative look. I glance...
by waiter | Jun 13, 2005 | Uncategorized
“You’ve got an outside table!” the hostess yells at me over the din. I’m swamped. It’s Saturday night and my section’s hopping. “Can someone else take it?” I beg “It’s your turn,” the hostess barks while juggling two phones. I sigh and head outside. Al Fresco diners,...
by waiter | Jun 12, 2005 | Uncategorized
A few months ago I wrote a post entitled “Hit and Run.” It was about Jairo Gonzalez-Romero, a young immigrant restaurant worker in NJ who was killed by a hit and run driver. After two months, a person has been arrested and charged in this case. The full...
by waiter | Jun 10, 2005 | Uncategorized
I was sitting down writing a new post for my blog this morning when my ex girlfriend called. Our dog, with whom we share custody, (I know, I know – snicker all you want) was shaking, lethargic, and throwing up. So I shut down my computer and drove to meet her at...
by waiter | Jun 8, 2005 | Uncategorized
“Say, did you see Hannibal last night?” Fluvio asks me. “Yeah, it was on TBS. You saw it too?” “I was up late.” I laugh. Fluvio and I spend a lot of time working together. So when we go home what do we do? We end up watching the same movie at the same time. It’s...
by waiter | Jun 7, 2005 | Uncategorized
Many thanks to Sofia and the students and faculty at NYU for writing about me in their Digital Journalism Class magazine “THISISNOTABLOG.” You can read about my interview here. Thanks again guys!
