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T Shirts for Servers 8: Does this count as a smile?

I have one significant flaw as a server.  Well there is more than one, but one that is the standout among the flaws.  I have no ability to hide an emotion on my face.  Sure I can pretend to be happy if I am having a bad day, but in the instant you say something […]

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Random Thoughts From A Server 52: Desserts

Very rarely do I come up with words that I think will be remembered long after I am gone.  This post will be the exception.  In all of my years in the business, I dont think I have ever come up with a thought more profound than this one.  Um well except for all the […]

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13 Restaurant Secrets They Don’t Want You To Know

I am often asked by friends and in interviews what are the restaurant secrets they should know about before dining out.  This usually causes a chuckle.  I eat out as much as anyone I know.  After working in over a dozen restaurants, I don’t feel enough fear to avoid them.  The cooks will not mess […]

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T Shirts For Servers 7: For a slow week

Everyone has had one of those weeks.  No one is coming in the restaurant, the entire staff is hurting for cash, and the manager cannot even find a volunteer for taking a Saturday night off.  This is even worse when the slow week is the last night of the month and rent is coming due. […]

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Random Thoughts From A Server 51

Please drink responsibly.

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