Recently, some friends of mine went to Turkey. They brought me back an evil eye.  As I understand it would more accurately be called an “eviler eye.â€Â The concept is that it protects you from “evil eye†curses by returning an even more evil eye. I have not yet determined how I can work this […]
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Random Thoughts From A Server IV
I ended last week writing about a very serious topic, but one that I felt needed to be addressed. I’ve decided that in order to help raise the spirits on this special day that I should add a post to Restaurant Laughs. I haven’t posted an installment of the “Random Thoughts†series in a few […]
The Rise and Fall (and Rise and Fall) of Pabst Blue Ribbon
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 […]
Five Things You Never Want To Hear In A Restaurant- My Response
Oh Eatocracy, why do you make me like you only disappoint me so? You publish wonderful content and then you turn around and post the self-important whining of your editors just to make my head explode. You are like the lover who makes me feel so special before calling me by someone else’s name. Just […]
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.
