Restaurant Confessionals
Working at an All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Comes with Unlimited Craziness
People are extraordinarily dirty-ass eaters at a buffet. They steal food and think that they don't have to tip—even after I clean up the shells and bones they just throw on their tables.
Restaurant Customers Should Be Forced to Work in the Service Industry
That's really great that you've toured the gustatory delights of Rome, but this is my restaurant and I'm going to serve food my way. And yelling at me isn't helping anything, either.
How to Break Up a Fight in a Restaurant Kitchen
The tension between them slowly built up day after day. Working alongside them was the equivalent of living in the ‘hood when two rival gangs were at war, you could almost cut the tension in the kitchen with a knife.
Being a Private Chef for a Gazillionaire Is Essentially Indentured Servitude with Perks
Once you’ve reached a certain point in life, any X amount of dollars past that won’t make you happier. I meet plenty of miserable rich bastards who are angry about all these things. They should be happy and live wonderful lives. But they’re just people.
Being a Bouncer Means Breaking Up Lots of Fights Over Spilled Drinks
If you can picture it, I’m 6’ 8” and 315 pounds. I was always considered the nice guy out of my friends, and I don’t have a threatening or intimidating manner. But I’ve now been doing security for eight years.
What It's Like to Get Sued by a Waiter
I know it’s just fucking money, but he sued us for so much and we had so many expenses opening a second restaurant. We’re still paying him off in installments.
I Paid for My Vacation with the Money I Stole from My Bartending Job
When you've got a terrible boss who's rarely present and easy money flowing in without making it to the cash register, it's hard not to steal a little something for yourself. Here's how I did it.
Every Trick Your Waiter Uses to Rip You Off on Wine
A sprawling wine list can be overwhelming, and if you don't know much about wine, there's a good chance you're going to get swindled.
Working at Cracker Barrel on Thanksgiving Is Pure Insanity
At one of the busiest restaurant chains for families on Thanksgiving in America, you see both the light and dark sides of humanity as chaos sets in.
How I Learned to Hire Chefs Who Aren’t Drug Dealers
You could tell there was something dodgy about him. He had this toolbox that didn’t have any good knives in it. Even his egg flipper was some novelty thing your mum would buy.
My Restaurant Job Made Me Hate Kids
When I started my job at a restaurant a few years ago, I loved kids. But over time, I've realized that they are tiny terrorists that ruin every meal.
Hustling Weed on the Side Helps Keep My Restaurant Open
Welcome back to Restaurant Confessionals, where we talk to the unheard voices of the restaurant industry from both the front-of-house (FOH) and back-of-house (BOH) about what really goes on behind the scenes at your favorite establishments. In this...