book does not deserve the 1-star reviews that are cluttering up the front page of its entry. Dublanica merely provides an easy target-- you'd be a trifle hesitant to 1-star, say, a book written by a executioner or some celebrity CEO who theoretically could have you fired by the next business day, bu...
As a life-long waitress, this book spoke to me. Loved his humor. Loved his tales of server mishaps. Good read for anyone who has ever done this for a living.
Although this is ostensibly a collection of a waiter's experiences on the job, I hesitate to shelve it in non-fiction. Dublanica so clearly takes artistic licenses that very little rings true. There are a few sections that seem real, but the majority of this book is either Dublanica talking about ...
I didn't like this book that much, I'm sorry to say. I'm sorry to say so because it came highly recommended by a close friend of mine, because it's about an industry I'm intrigued by, and because the author often cites theological, historical, and psychological points I find utterly fascinating. It ...
There really needs to be a button that says - 'half read'. I picked this up at the airport on our way to our honeymoon as a quick and quirky beach read but I got about page 160 and gave up. Yes, even though the first 50 pages half intrigued me, I thought a plot would envail ... it didn't, so I gav...
I read the Waiter's blog a few summers ago, I think he was just about to publish this book, I was hooked for a couple of weeks and then everything went into oblivion. Meanwhile, he kept writing his blog, he stopped waiting tables (I think! I need to catch up with his entries) and wrote another book....
I enjoyed experiencing the ups and downs of Steve Dublanica's world. The candor of his words help me relate to his plight even if I have never waited tables. Considering how fond I am of gossip, "Waiter Rant" indulged me with juicy tidbits of the restaurant world and I ate them up. Though, don't be ...
A fun read which very vividly reminded me why I could never be a waiter! (Although I do think it's probably easier in non-tipping countries - at least it takes that option for customer_suck away - but still!).I don't recommend it if you have a weak stomach. Like I already saw in Anthony Bourdain's K...
One of the best memoirs I've read in a very long time. It's about the human condition and how we treat eachother. My favorite quote is when Steve turns Sarte's quote on it's head by saying: "It's true that other people are hell, but other people can also be heaven." Both the customer and service ...
Loved it. Picked it up because a friend recommended after I finished Kitchen Confidential. I almost wish the appendices weren't included though. The narrative was fun, but they pushed it into bitchy.
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