by waiter | Jun 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s 9:30 PM on Wednesday night and Café Machiavelli’s been empty for almost an hour. Thinking we might close early, the owner sits down behind the hostess stand and starts tabulating the night’s receipts. Eager to go home, the food runner starts cleaning the...
by waiter | Jun 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here’s the UK edition of my book, courtesy of John Murrays! You have to love the cover! UK readers can pre-order my book on Amazon.co.UK by clicking here! Many thanks to Eleanor, Helen, Lucy, and everyone at John Murrays!
by waiter | Jun 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s 9:00 AM and I’m sitting in the dentist’s chair. The news is not good. “It needs to be extracted,” the dentist says, pronouncing my molar’s death sentence. “Wow,” I reply. “That bad?” “Yes.” “You can’t fix it?” “You could get a root canal and a crown,” the dentist...
by waiter | May 24, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s five o’clock on Friday night and I’m saddled with a trainee. I hate training new waiters, but having one shadowing me on a busy night is truly a pain in the ass. “So where did you work before you came here?” I ask the trainee as I brew myself an espresso. “The...
by waiter | May 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
I didn’t even know we had a holiday! Damn! No one tells me anything! If you go out to eat today you have to tip 30% (And pre-order my book.) So let it be written, so let it be done.
by waiter | May 20, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here’s the Kirkus Review for my upcoming book! KIRKUS June 1, 2008 The Waiter WAITER RANT: Thanks for the Tip—Confessions of a Cynical Waiter A popular blogger offers behind-the-scenes tales about working the front of the house. After defecting from seminary and...
by waiter | May 17, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s 10:00 AM and I’m walking towards the modernish building that houses Café Machiavelli. As I get closer, a sinking feeling starts tickling my stomach. I recognize the sensation. I felt it whenever I didn’t want to go to school as a kid. For a moment I consider...
by waiter | May 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’m moderating a live internet chat on Boston Radio (1-2PM) right now. Come join us!
by waiter | May 15, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’ll be moderating a live “web chat” about waiters and tipping at Radio Boston (WBUR) tomorrow, May 16th, between 1:00 & 2:00 PM EST. You can access the chat room by going to www.radioboston.org. Come one, come all! I’ll have a new story...
by waiter | May 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s a busy night at Café Machiavelli and one of the POS computers is down. Forced to share a single terminal, the stress level among the waitstaff is running high. I’ve got several tables to input, but a newbie waiter, hovering over the touch screen as she...
