Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter

Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter
by The Waiter

Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter
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Author: The Waiter
Edition: Hardcover
Published: 2008-08-01
ISBN: 0061256684
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Ecco

Book Reviews of Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter

Book Review: Read now; avoid hell.
Summary: 3 Stars

Not all waiters have the patience of a priest.

Waiter Rant does not expose any new or insightful trappings of restaurant culture. If you've read Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential, that's all the primer you need. But, I liked the guy. And that's what kept me reading.

Short vignettes from this I-was-going-to-be-a-priest waiter give unique context to the rites and rituals of restaurant behavior and nameless faces that take it for granted. Cynical Waiter, despite anonymity, gives a lot of himself away, suggesting more of a story than editors allowed. That's the best part. Reading between the lines sparked my imagination. He's that guy you knew or dated or met at your last meal. His story lingers a bit, perhaps leaving you wanting more and rethinking those fleeting conversations ...

... recommended to cheap friends and family that tip 10 percent as an act of charity or embarrass with demands that even a Nun would ignore.

Summary of Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter

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, and how to keep him from spitting in your food. The Waiter also shares his ongoing struggle, at age thirty-eight, to figure out if he can finally leave the first job at which he's truly thrived.

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