It was Voltaire who said, “If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.â€Â I stay far away from theological discussions on this blog. I did however wonder how this quote would have been different if it was written by restaurant employees. Each role in a restaurant would probably have a different […]
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The Funniest Server Blog You Aren’t Reading
Yesterday, my roommate explained to me why I have killed so many irons and ironing boards. Apparently you are supposed to spray your shirts with starch and then wait a few minutes before ironing them. I estimate that I have ironed at least 5 times a week for most of the last decade. I never […]
Random Thoughts From A Server
This post is the first in what might be a series. Occasionally, I have random thoughts that do not merit their own post, but I wish I had a way to share. This document sits on my computer as a place that I can jot them down. When it gets long enough to post, I […]
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 […]
Weird Restaurant Stories 3/19/2011
In the restaurant industry, we all get pretty good at playing the blame game. The servers blame the cooks. The bartenders blame the managers. The managers blame the hostesses. Everyone blames the servers. It turns out there is plenty of blame to go around. This week’s stories show that every group from the government to […]
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.
