Category food waiter
The Middle Class is Getting Squeezed More and More
It is becoming more and more apparent that the middle class is getting squeezed. We got a hit in August and usually September and October it would work up till Christmas but honestly until December 10th rolls around it is only the weekends. I am more aware of looking for sales when I shop for […]
53 Years and Counting
Today I am 53 years old. I have the day off and just going to do a lunch with the wife.The only difference I find with waiting on tables now compared to let’s say 20 years ago is the morning after. I am not as limber getting out of my bed as I used to […]
Someone Should Kick This Guy in The Head!
So this hotshot 26 year old waiter who thinks he is better than everyone else says to me he is going for a quick smoke and can I watch his 3 tables. He leaves me his card. The host immediately sits 3 people in his section like an idiot because he didn’t tell her he […]
What a Way to Kick off the New Year
I started at 3:15 yesterday. I had a nice easy section of two tables of 4 and one 2. Just a 10 seater section. A no party section. I was pumped up and rarin’ to go. The waiters are all complaining of a slow start but I mentioned to one just wait till another hour […]
Natalie Maclean’s December 17th Newsletter
Here is the holiday version of the wine newsletter with all sorts of suggestions to what to buy at Christmas.
Wine Word of the Week by Tim Burke of the Palm Beach Post
Wine Word of the Week Well I am back to posting on wine and food as well as cruiseships. But this time I am going to use my twitter feed to pick out interesting articles for your reading pleasure. It is much easier and this way I can concentrate on the other blog about cruise […]
Stay Home Tonight
About an hour before heading to work tonight the GM calls. It has been snowing all afternoon and the roads were treacherous. I was scheduled to close tonight and it being a Monday night in February didn’t hold much promise it was going to be busy. She says with the commute would I rather just […]
Make’em Laugh
Last night I was delivering some bacon wrapped scallops to a table. As I approached the couple I put it in the centre of the table when the ensuing conversation took place. Her: Oh no that is for my husband. I don’t like seafood.Me: I don’t like seafood either.Her: Oh really.Me: Yes everytime I see […]
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Thanks But I Will Just Stick To Buying My Own Beer
Last night was not one of your busy nights. I had 3 tables going and then I was cut and walked out with $46. So I planted myself at the bar and ordered myself a couple of staff beers and watched our Canadian hockey team eke out a shootout win over the mighty Swiss. For […]