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My mother used to say that everyone should waitress at least once.So I did. And I failed.
In this program, I talk with some of the finest waitstaff in central Vermont about life in the business of serving your food.
Appreciation:
Thanks to Jay at Sarducci’s and Brian at the Wayside Diner for lining up interviews in these two fine establishments. Additional interviews with Josh Larkin and Jodi DeGuzman.
LINKS
| Wayside Restaurant |
| Sarducci's |
EPISODE MUSIC
| TRACK NAME | ARTIST |
| Cantos de Espana in F Major | JoDe Romano and Felix Ventouras |
Done that. The first time I had the “title”, “Rolls and Relish Boy”, a job that probably doesn’t exist anymore. It was descriptive of what I did. Pass rolls and relishes to a house that maxed out at 300.. And you had to hit every table in the 1 1/2 hour dinner sitting. Yes you did have to hustle. Also was a waiter which was much less stressful.
There’s a saying that bears repeating: “If you are nice to your family and nice to your friends but you are not nice to the waitress, you are not a nice person.”
I waited tables from age 14-20. I am 51 now, and I can tell he character of a person based on how they behave to food service staff. There are people I will not associate with: cheap tippers, rude people, the entitled. If you want to know the character of someone, take them to a restaurant. That is really all the information you need.
I love that comment Tiffini. And I fully agree. Thanks for writing it.
ditto to Tiffini and Erica. I tried waitressing at a pub in Atlanta. Lasted less than a week. Awful.