This post started out as a light hearted attempt to walk down memory lane by posting classic commercials from Pabst.  The resurgence of the Pabst Blue Ribbon brand will go down in the annals of marketing history.  A dying brand was resurrected by a generation of people who were not born when it was last prominent.  It was […]
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Ten TV Restaurant’s Where I Want To Eat
Some of my favorite restaurants do not even exist. These are the places that serve as hangouts for television characters I’ve tuned in to watch every week. They create the atmosphere for some of television’s greatest moments and become a real part of our memories. Apart from a random trivia question, many of these restaurants […]
Retro Restaurant Ads: 1980s Burger Wars
The internets are teeming with classic television ads for restaurants. Some of them are downright awful. Some have stood the test of time very well. Whether they are good or bad, they are a fun reminder of days gone by. Today I am offering a walk down memory lane. In the mid-1980s there was a […]
Rejected Restaurant Ads
A restaurant recently made headlines for offending a great number of people with a billboard that featured the phrase: “Like a cult, but with better Kool-Aid.” Â While the Jonestown reference was sorta funny in my opinion, I can see why people were offended. Â This is also why I didn’t go into advertising. Â My sense of […]
Five Songs Restaurants Ruined For Me
If you have spent an extended period of time working at one restaurant, you have probably grown accustomed to their soundtrack. Restaurants today have far more musical variety with Muzak and satellite radio. While you hear songs repeated now, it is far better than the endless loop of the same hour of music that most […]
About The Author
David Hayden was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He took his first serving job in 1996. Since that time, he has worked for over a dozen different restaurant companies. He has held both hourly and salaried positions at independent and corporate restaurants. He has waited on over 100,000 guests and trained hundreds of servers. He has been named "Best Server in Kansas City" the last three years by the local weekly paper.
