Waiters and waitresses

Waiters: Think of this the next time somebody sits in your section, and doesn't want to be your best friend for 45 minutes. I just read an article about waiters skimming credit card numbers. I used to work at one of the restaurants associated with the bust, and I knew some decent hard-working people there. It's sad that a lot of good people have a bad name now, because of one scumbag.   Read the article here ,  and tell me why I shouldn't have a 'look over my shoulder' attitude when...Read Full Story

Beer snobs are the new foodies Self professed "foodies", and "beer snobs" are all over the comment sections of dining blogs, and review boards of Yelp!, and Urban Spoon.  The term "foodies" just eats away at me when somebody claims to be one. What are they trying to let us know with that? All it says to me is that they spend more time at restaurants than they do in their kitchen. People who love to cook, and make it part of their lives, personally or professionally, aren't the ones...Read Full Story

Las Vegas Strip servers  are paid more than any servers anywhere. Hourly wages are far above the fed. min.  In the high check average places, waiters are crying when they walk with less than 5 bills. Captains who are used to banging $900-$1500 a night during convention season get all kinds of sad in the summertime. Strip servers are where the nightmare stereotypes started. Anything heinous you've heard about a restaurant is abundant, on The Strip. Being paid so much gives strip servers a...Read Full Story

"That bitch Laura better not screw me again tomorrow" Said by a senior restaurant waiter complaining how the hostess didn't give her as many covers as the other waiters. "You know, I can't stand working with Maria, she's fuc^*#@ lazy" Said by Jose one of my banquet waiters.  Jose shouldn't talk too much shit.  He's lazy too. "WTF! Why did BM put me on this shit party when you were on the wedding?" Who the hell else should work the cheap-ass church group event?  The janitor...Read Full Story

You know, these friggin' corporate groups suck!  Whether it's AT&T, Wells Fargo Bank, Toyota, it doesn't matter.  When they come in we know we're in for another pain in the ass day.  Yesterday was no exception. They have their 2 corporate meeting planners, really just two young chicks that think they know it all, that need to justify their position by making us jump through hoops.  Then our sales chick feels that she needs to agree with everything these two bozos ask of us.  "Sure, we can...Read Full Story