by waiter | Oct 7, 2008 | Uncategorized
(Possible Spoiler Alert!) It’s ten o’clock at night and I’m leaving the movie theater with my friend Mike. It’s Mike’s 37th birthday so I liberated him from his wife and infant son and took him out for beers and a movie. After consuming greasy man food and a pitcher...
by waiter | Oct 5, 2008 | Uncategorized
I often buy things for myself out of shame. I bought a new couch only when it became obvious that my musty, sagging, slip covered old one was about to achieve sentience. When I realized that I’d be in public promoting my book I finally decided to replace the worn, ill...
by waiter | Oct 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here are two fun interviews I did for The Street.com and WNBC. Many thanks to Gregg Greenberg and Jillian Kreitzman for making it look easy!
by waiter | Sep 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’m very happy to announce that the good people at BermanBraun, an independent production company, have optioned Waiter Rant for development as a television series. My deep thanks to Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun for their faith in the material I’ve created and their...
by waiter | Sep 24, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’m very happy to announce that I will be writing another book for Ecco! Titled At Your Service, I’ll be going “undercover” to investigate the dynamics of tipping across the service industry. And I won’t just be writing about waiters mind you, but nail technicians,...
by waiter | Sep 20, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’m lying sideways on a gurney in the radiology department of my local hospital. My bloated abdomen glistening with ultrasound jelly, I feel like a beached whale leaking ambergris. “Take a deep breath and hold it,” the ultrasound technician says, pressing the...
by waiter | Sep 10, 2008 | Uncategorized
Sorry I haven’t been posting lately. My life has been very busy with professional and personal activities. In fact I’m heading down to Philadelphia today to do a TV show and a radio interview! Then I’m speaking at the Brooklyn Book Festival this...
by waiter | Aug 28, 2008 | Uncategorized
My book has been on the NYT Bestseller List for a month! Who would’ve figured? Also, here’s a little press I did with Playboy.com and the Chicago Tribune. I’m also honored to be have been invited as a panelist at the Brooklyn Book Festival on...
by waiter | Aug 25, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s early evening and I’m in the backseat of a limousine driving through Central Park. I’ve just finished a television interview and my driver’s taking me back to my girlfriend’s place in Harlem. Growing up middle class, being chauffeured in a limo usually...
by waiter | Aug 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
Hey everyone. A few quick updates! My nephew loves the book. And he can’t even read! I got a little love from Forbes.com. Very cool! Waiter Rant is now in it’s sixth printing! Waiter Rant is on the New York Times Bestseller List for a third week....
