by waiter | Jul 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’ll be doing a book signing on Tuesday, July 29th at Borders Books inside the Time Warner Building in Manhattan. The event starts at 7:00 PM. I’ll also be discussing my book and taking questions. I hope many of my readers in the New York area will be...
by waiter | Jul 3, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s a hot Dallas afternoon and I’m staring out a southeast corner window inside the former Texas School Book Depository building. Sixty feet down and roughly a hundred and fifty feet away, white Xs painted in the middle of Elm Street mark the spots where two 6.5...
by waiter | Jul 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’ve just arrived in Dallas, Texas and I’m hungry. My friend Lana and her mother suggest we get some lunch at Peggy Sue’s Barbecue near Southern Methodist University. I’ve never been a big fan of BBQ – but when in Rome, do as the Roman’s do. “Get the chopped...
by waiter | Jun 28, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’d like to thank the good folks at Editora Nova Fronteira of Rio de Janeiro for agreeing to publish my book in Brazil. Waiter Rant is going to be translated into Portuguese! How cool is that? Muito obrigado! My apologies for not posting in a while. I’m...
by waiter | Jun 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
No Man’s Land, a memoir by Ruth Fowler (aka. Mimi in New York) hits bookstores today. Pick up a copy! That’s the second person on my blogroll to come out with a book. Who’s next? Good luck Ruth!
by waiter | Jun 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s 9:30 PM on Wednesday night and Café Machiavelli’s been empty for almost an hour. Thinking we might close early, the owner sits down behind the hostess stand and starts tabulating the night’s receipts. Eager to go home, the food runner starts cleaning the...
by waiter | Jun 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here’s the UK edition of my book, courtesy of John Murrays! You have to love the cover! UK readers can pre-order my book on Amazon.co.UK by clicking here! Many thanks to Eleanor, Helen, Lucy, and everyone at John Murrays!
by waiter | Jun 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s 9:00 AM and I’m sitting in the dentist’s chair. The news is not good. “It needs to be extracted,” the dentist says, pronouncing my molar’s death sentence. “Wow,” I reply. “That bad?” “Yes.” “You can’t fix it?” “You could get a root canal and a crown,” the dentist...
by waiter | May 24, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s five o’clock on Friday night and I’m saddled with a trainee. I hate training new waiters, but having one shadowing me on a busy night is truly a pain in the ass. “So where did you work before you came here?” I ask the trainee as I brew myself an espresso. “The...
by waiter | May 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
I didn’t even know we had a holiday! Damn! No one tells me anything! If you go out to eat today you have to tip 30% (And pre-order my book.) So let it be written, so let it be done.
