I am generally a pretty optimistic person when it comes to work. That might be running pretty thin tonight. I just finished one of the toughest shifts I’ve ever worked. I can honestly say that I am dreading the shift that is staring me in the face on Valentine’s Day. In all my years of […]
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Advice From An Older Server
(Note: Sometimes in writing a post I find certain songs running though my head. On select occasions I recommend these as a soundtrack. For today’s post I would like to provide a sampling of “old guy music†I didn’t think I would like when I was younger. Might I recommend “A Pirate Looks at 40†[…]
The Christmas Arms Race
(Note: This was written in the days leading up until Christmas) It all started out innocently enough. Over the summer several of my friends and co-workers started coupling up. Between May and July we all found ourselves in relationships. Then came the couples dates. They were a fun alternative to hitting the bars after work. […]
The Games We Play
I said “bored games” not “board games” One of the interesting topics to come up in my interview on The Dave Scott Show last week was “crop dusting.â€Â If you haven’t listened to the interview, you can click here and listen to it yourself. Apparently someone in the chat room of the station brought it […]
You Can Get Anything You Want At Alice’s Restaurant (Including Trophies)
Happy Thanksgiving. Long time readers might recall me mentioning long ago a particular affection for Woody Guthrie. What you don’t know, unless you have known me for twenty years, is that it began with his son Arlo. Today, I wanted to tell you the story. Then I want to follow up the story with the […]
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.
