
Book
Waiter Rant
Thanks for the Tip--confessions of a Cynical Waiter
Steve Dublanica
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 13, 2009
Reading lane: The Food Business
According to The Waiter, eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Behind the Table
Restaurant life, seen from the server’s side, mixes outrageous behavior with unexpected human grace.
Come here for
- Outlandish customer behavior and fleeting kindness
- The unvarnished etiquette of service and tipping
Expect
- Pointers on tipping, good service, and keeping your meal intact
- A working server’s unresolved question about what comes next
Book Details
- Authors
- Steve Dublanica
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 13, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- The Food Business · Food Travel
- Reading lane
- The Food Business
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Publisher Categories
Personal Memoirs
The Food Business
Cooking for One
Food Writing & Memoir
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About This Book
According to The Waiter, eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining twenty percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths. Waiter Rant offers the server's unique point of view, replete with tales of customer stupidity, arrogant misbehavior, and unseen bits of human grace transpiring in the most unlikely places. Through outrageous stories, The Waiter reveals the secrets to getting good service, proper tipping etiquette...
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