bitterwaitress

 
I’ve been meaning to host this for awhile. I hope my table service is okay. I’m more of a banquet guy these days.  I’ll add a few more in a day or two. 
 
Jose hooks up the man at Waiter Rant Show’s you that your best friends in the business are behind the line. Which […]

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It’s a dreary day in Brooklyn, and I like it. I should be at a therapy sessions but they decided that my insurance ran out and I decided that my patience ran out. My patience has been running out a lot lately - shame I have no more therapy left to address that. Maybe I’ll have to […]

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Genus & Species: 
 
Hostess Idioticus Anorexius (Bulemius)  
 
Native Habitat:   
 
Fine Dining Establishments in large urban areas. Hostesses have also been spotted in select nightclubs. They tend to be individualistic and rather territorial. Selective breeding has also resulted in above-normal height. Distantly related to Hotel Concierges (Accomdatus Sycophantus Extremus) and more closely to Coat Check Girls (Garmentus Protectus Attentus). Some similarities exist to Prostitutes […]

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40 looms large. It does so in the guise of 39. I’m not so much worried about turning 40, in fact it will be a miracle when and if (God willing) it happens. No, it’s 39, which I will be in a month, that I fear. Because when I turn 39, I can then begin […]

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Increasingly, I want to move (back) to Los Angeles. (For some reason it’s more satisfying to say the full name than “LA”). I say “back” parenthetically because I lived there before, though I am not from there. Northeastern PA deserves the credit - or blame depending on your point of view - for that contribution […]

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The plight of the waiter has been getting a lot of press lately. From Frank Bruni’s insightful and slighlty delusional piece in the New York Times to CNN’s survery of server-run websites, the general public is getting more of an insight into the life of a waiter than they probably ever imagined. Or wanted. I […]

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by kaz 
 
Spanning a twenty something year old career in the restaurant biz, I have had the pleasure of meeting all sorts of characters. I’ve had the pleasure, sometimes dubious, of working in all sorts of places. And well, I’ve met people who simply sling hash and want to get off shift as soon as possible […]

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Looking Cool in the Coffee Shop!
Does anyone look cool sitting in a coffee shop any more? Did anyone ever in the first place? It’s a fact that some coffee shops are cooler than others. Everyone loves to bash Starbucks, but at least they pack in the seating. As often as not I’d rather forego the […]

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