Comments on: New Inviting Writing Theme: Waiters and Waitresses http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/06/new-inviting-writing-theme-waiters-and-waitresses/ A Heaping Helping of Food News, Science and Culture Wed, 15 May 2013 14:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Inviting Writing: What's Your Relationship to Your Kitchen? | Food & Think http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/06/new-inviting-writing-theme-waiters-and-waitresses/comment-page-1/#comment-13385 Inviting Writing: What's Your Relationship to Your Kitchen? | Food & Think Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:51:07 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=9420#comment-13385 [...] time for a new Inviting Writing theme. After a few weeks of sharing the sometimes fraught interactions between restaurant servers and customers, we’re moving on [...] [...] time for a new Inviting Writing theme. After a few weeks of sharing the sometimes fraught interactions between restaurant servers and customers, we’re moving on [...]

]]> By: Inviting Writing: Sick of Chocolate? | Food & Think http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/06/new-inviting-writing-theme-waiters-and-waitresses/comment-page-1/#comment-13334 Inviting Writing: Sick of Chocolate? | Food & Think Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:32:05 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=9420#comment-13334 [...] introduced two Inviting Writing themes in June, one about bizarre dining-out experiences, and the other about food and sickness. Our grand finale for the latter category comes from [...] [...] introduced two Inviting Writing themes in June, one about bizarre dining-out experiences, and the other about food and sickness. Our grand finale for the latter category comes from [...]

]]> By: ak http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/06/new-inviting-writing-theme-waiters-and-waitresses/comment-page-1/#comment-13318 ak Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:47:46 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=9420#comment-13318 As a server, I am horrified by this story. This doesn't sound like it should be a story from the guest's point of view but rather a manager or server's tale of terror. You didn't ask about the price of the off-menu items you were ordering and then tried to walk out on a bill when it came? Your friends were going to blackmail the restaurant because several of you drank when you weren't of legal age which, while some of the blame is on the restaurant for not carding, is also deceptive and illegal on your part? Your friend threatened to assault a server with an eating utensil after he tried to stop you from walking out on your bill? And this is supposed to be FUNNY??? This is just a perfect example of how little respect people in the service industry get and how things that happen to us that are horrifying examples of unconscionably bad behavior all get excused. People think it is okay to treat servers terribly because we are somehow less than human beings and don't deserve the same respect as other professionals. It's shameful and I'm honestly a bit disappointed that the Smithsonian would have a hand in this. As a server, I am horrified by this story. This doesn’t sound like it should be a story from the guest’s point of view but rather a manager or server’s tale of terror. You didn’t ask about the price of the off-menu items you were ordering and then tried to walk out on a bill when it came? Your friends were going to blackmail the restaurant because several of you drank when you weren’t of legal age which, while some of the blame is on the restaurant for not carding, is also deceptive and illegal on your part? Your friend threatened to assault a server with an eating utensil after he tried to stop you from walking out on your bill?

And this is supposed to be FUNNY???

This is just a perfect example of how little respect people in the service industry get and how things that happen to us that are horrifying examples of unconscionably bad behavior all get excused. People think it is okay to treat servers terribly because we are somehow less than human beings and don’t deserve the same respect as other professionals. It’s shameful and I’m honestly a bit disappointed that the Smithsonian would have a hand in this.

]]> By: Inviting Writing: Restaurant and Kitchen Surprises | Food & Think http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/06/new-inviting-writing-theme-waiters-and-waitresses/comment-page-1/#comment-13286 Inviting Writing: Restaurant and Kitchen Surprises | Food & Think Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:40:24 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=9420#comment-13286 [...] this month’s Inviting Writing, we asked you to share your favorite stories about dining out—your funniest, strangest, most memorable experiences, from the perspective of either the server [...] [...] this month’s Inviting Writing, we asked you to share your favorite stories about dining out—your funniest, strangest, most memorable experiences, from the perspective of either the server [...]

]]> By: Inviting Writing: The Restaurant Real World | Food & Think http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/06/new-inviting-writing-theme-waiters-and-waitresses/comment-page-1/#comment-13261 Inviting Writing: The Restaurant Real World | Food & Think Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:06:21 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=9420#comment-13261 [...] this month’s Inviting Writing series, we asked you to share your best, worst or funniest dining-out experiences, from the perspective of either the served or the server. Our first essay reveals just how [...] [...] this month’s Inviting Writing series, we asked you to share your best, worst or funniest dining-out experiences, from the perspective of either the served or the server. Our first essay reveals just how [...]

]]> By: susie http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/06/new-inviting-writing-theme-waiters-and-waitresses/comment-page-1/#comment-13121 susie Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:29:03 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=9420#comment-13121 that story is hilarious! I don't think I have anything that entertaining in my memory! that story is hilarious! I don’t think I have anything that entertaining in my memory!

]]> By: Amanda http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/06/new-inviting-writing-theme-waiters-and-waitresses/comment-page-1/#comment-13093 Amanda Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:53:58 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=9420#comment-13093 Great story.... I was a server for a while so I have some good ones too but I don't know if I can top that one! Great story…. I was a server for a while so I have some good ones too but I don’t know if I can top that one!

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