I am incredibly pleased to announce an event that has been in the works for quite some time. On January 20th, 2012 I will be hosting an event showcasing some of Kansas City’s brightest serving talents as they reflect on life in an apron. “I’ll Be Your Server Tonight†is a unique opportunity for servers […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Thank You!
I wasn’t planning on writing today, but a huge thank you is in order to all of you. Yesterday my post titled “Ten Reasons Serving Is Not Like Your Job†crushed my previous best day. Huge props to Tony over at Tony’s Kansas City and Yellowcat at Do You Do That At Home for linking […]
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.
