by waiter | Dec 22, 2004 | Uncategorized
Many thanks to Blogwise for making Waiter Rant their “Blogwise Pick of the Week.” Little ol’ me? Thanks guys/gals! Happy Holidays!
by waiter | Dec 20, 2004 | Uncategorized
The day starts off badly. Just as I am about to pull onto the highway to drive to work I hear the “thunk thunk” of a flat tire. Damn. I still have enough tire pressure to drive the five blocks back to my house. I get out the jack, slap on the donut spare, and creep...
by waiter | Dec 14, 2004 | Uncategorized
The waitress fucked up. She told the customer the salad special is $10.95. When he gets the bill it says $12.95. He’s screaming for the manager. Tonight that’s me. “That salad has buffalo mozzarella in it. It came from Italy. Fluvio picked it up at Kennedy Airport. Do...
by waiter | Dec 14, 2004 | Uncategorized
This has nothing to do with waiting tables. It’s just funny. From Avatar. Ladies be more careful. And you yell at us when you find the porn!
by waiter | Dec 14, 2004 | Uncategorized
I posted this at ShamelessRestaurants.com today. It is my reaction to comments made by Steve Hanson, the CEO of BR Guest Restaurants, in the NY post article “Unsavory Kitchens.”...
by waiter | Dec 10, 2004 | Uncategorized
A hard cold rain is falling. The bistro is almost empty. I’m up front reading the paper waiting for customers. The door swings open. I feel a blast of cold wet air hit my face. A young man, about twenty one, walks in. “Are you open?” he asks. “Yes we are.” I...
by waiter | Dec 10, 2004 | Uncategorized
I was interviewed on Wednesday by the New York Post. They are doing a piece about waiters and blogging. The article should appear in the upcoming Sunday edition in the Pulse section. How about that? I don’t know how much of the article will be about my site....
by waiter | Dec 7, 2004 | Uncategorized
It’s the day after Thanksgiving – Black Friday. The bistro is crazy busy. Almost every chair has an ass warming it. The few tables we have left are reserved for reservations. Countless walk-ins, holiday shoppers laden with packages, are being turned away. My...
by waiter | Dec 4, 2004 | Uncategorized
It’s a slow Friday night. I’m reciting the specials on autopilot to a middle aged couple. They look bored and impatient. It’s a long list. Just as I get around to the lamb shank, Claude, one of the dozen homeless people who frequent our neighborhood, stops in front of...
by waiter | Nov 29, 2004 | Uncategorized
You know I’m only human. I’ve got my ex-girlfriend packing up her stuff around me. It’s a tense and very sad time in my life. What I perceived as a nasty and gratuitous comment comes in from out of the blue and I lashed back. Sue me. I wasn’t upset because the writer...
