Blurb: Why is a waiter's lifestyle as addictive as crack cocaine?
Is it the drama - will the next diner by charming or psychotic?
Is it the craft - knowing how to handle tricky customers?
Is it the behind-the-scenes chaos - the crazy chefs and constant crises?
Whatever it is, it has kept the Waiter serving tables in the New York area for the best part of a decade, and he has survived enough restaurant hell to know a thing or two. His stories of bad behaviour show that people can be at their worst in restaurants. And that obnoxiousness seldom goes unpunished by restaurant staff.
Want to avoid getting the table next to the toilets on Valentine's Day? Take some tips from the Waiter: how to make reservations, why you shouldn't pretend to be a friend of the owner, and why you should never snap your fingers. His hilarious stories reveal the mayhem unleashed by the simple business of putting on a good meal.
My take: If you do eat out as frequently as I do, you will want to read this book which tells the story from the other side of the fence so to speak. After reading this blunt but fun book, you will either do two things: 1) never ignore that waiter who is serving you, he has eyes and ears and lots of opinion! or 2) never eat out ever again! I'm glad I always treat the waiters/waitresses serving me like my family so I've nothing to fear.
About the author: waiterrant.net is an award-winning blog - 'Best Writing In A Weblog' in the 2007 Bloggie Award - started by the Waiter (Steve Dublanica) in 2004. In 2008, he had to waive his anonymity when Waiter Rant was published as a book. It spent five weeks on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. Before becoming a waiter, he had trained in a seminary and had been a mental health care worker. He lives in the New York metropolitan area with his joint-custody dog, Buster. His second book, Keep The Change: A Clueless Tipper's Quest To Become The Guru Of Gratuity was published in 2010.
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