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I've been writing this blog for over 1 year and have finally come to realize something. Most of my readers are waiters. WTF! Where are all the banquet managers? Don't get me wrong, I sincerely appreciate all of you fellow road warrior waiters. Without all of you I wouldn't have a job. People think that it's easy to be a waiter but just let them try it for 1 month. They'll be running for the hills quicker than a long-tailed cat in a room full o' rocking chairs. But where the hell are all the banquet managers? I guess they're too friggin busy, or ... Read Full Story

Poll Results: Which Is The Better Waiter?

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November was a great month for this blog. I had great response for "guest blogger" month with 5 fantastic posts: One from a sales manager , one from an ex- chef , one from a waiter , one from a fellow ban quet manager , one from a waitress, and the last from a bartender . I hope you enjoyed their stories and will become frequent readers of their blogs. But there was one bad thing about November; it's the poll I ran: " Which is the better waiter "? The poll results are: Banquet Waiters 7% Restaurant Waiters 75% Neither, the busser does ... Read Full Story

The Banquet Manager is on Facebook!

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Read all about it...So You Want To Be a Banquet Manager is now on Facebook... Only one problem...what the hell do I do with this thing? Is it a web site? Is it am email thing? Or just a place to eavesdrop on what other people are posting? Beats the hell out of me. How do I tweet with this thing, I don't know? I think I have the basics of this blog down but now with Facebook, I haven't the foggiest idea of what to do with it. Can I make any $$ with this bugger? All I know is this...I got my ... Read Full Story

How much should you tip a bad waiter or waitress?

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A few weeks ago Linda and I went out to dinner at a fairly nice restaurant. It wasn’t a five-star restaurant, but you could expect to pay $25-$30 per meal. We like to go out to eat, but in an effort to minimize our expenses , it is more of a special occasion when we dine out. Once we were seated we started looking at the menus, enjoying the nice atmosphere and were chatting about what looked good to us. Our waiter quickly ran up, introduced himself, and told us about the wine specials they were having that night offered us a glass. Linda ... Read Full Story

I'm Not Your Secretary, I'm The Banquet Manager Dammit

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"Do me a favor, fax this for me". Then a half hour later, "Call the florist and order 4 centerpieces for the restaurant". Or, "Call the front desk for me and make a reservation for so-n-so for 2 nights". WTF !!! I'm not your secretary, I'm the Banquet Manager dammit! I have enough on my plate with all these groups in house - don't give me your shit and expect me to smile about it. I got my own crap to do. The boss is making me nuts lately... Does this shit happen to you? Related Stories: He's The GM, Why Does He Always ... Read Full Story

Preview: Blaggers Banquet

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A tremendous feast blagged entirely by London food bloggers will be taking place at The Hawksmoor next week in aid of Action against Hunger The organisers, headed up by Eat Like A Girl, have been blagging like crazy and the fabulous response from producers, restaurants, chefs, wineries and breweries is going to make for one Blaggers Banquet extraordinaire. The scrumptious details are being kept secret until the night, but expect 5...

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Lawry's Settles at $1 Million-Plus for Not Hiring Male Waiters

When you go to the Tam O'Shanter Inn, Five Crowns or Lawry's, there should be a good mix of men and women servers. After a gender discrimination complaint was filed in 2003, Lawry's stopped a policy dating back to 1938 in which women were the preferred gender to hire. Despite the change in policy, the case went forward to federal court. The Pasadena-based company will pay out more than $1 million, half of which that will go to men who...

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Christmas Waiters & Waitresses Wanted ASAP

We are currently recruiting enthusiastic and enthusiastic new staff to join our Front of House team over the Christmas period. We need experienced Waiters & Waitresses to work at Manchester's finest restaurants and best hotels. Your back ground will ideally be Conference & Banqueting, Events or Restaurant. We have a number of exciting opportunities working at some excellent venues in the Greater Manchester area. All the work is temporary so...

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Waiter! That %&#%@&)! fly is STILL in my soup: Readers sound off on...

This week, we invited the dining public and the servers who wait on them to rant (or rave) online. It was like you’d been muzzled for centuries. Service and certainly the food have improved over the years in this city, especially in the serious ...

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Sparks Settles With Waiters for $3 Million

From the blog Grub Street New York: Sparks Settles With Waiters for $3 Million 10/23/09 at 11:05 AM Alexandra Vallis Photo: Jennifer MacFarlane It’s payday for waiters at Sparks: The steakhouse must award $3 million to around 200 servers who charged that they were shorted on pooled tips in a class-action lawsuit. Read the rest of the blog post here: http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2009/10/sparks_settles_with_waiters_fo.html...New York Post...

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