tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23869235.post114394697459253840..comments2023-09-25T04:10:23.046-04:00Comments on The Stone's Colossal Dream: Feeling Not-So-MellowTania Rochellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343894619102379852noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23869235.post-1144069666913326642006-04-03T09:07:00.000-04:002006-04-03T09:07:00.000-04:00I had one and one only experience waiting on table...I had one and one only experience waiting on tables. I quit after the new hostess fogot I was a newbie and on Mother's Day brunch, gave me 7 tables. I ran into the kitchen crying once the first table snagged me and snarled, "MISS!!! WHERE are our SALADS????!!!" <BR/><BR/>I still have nightmares about that day. I enjoy serving people - just not when they expect me to. Maybe it's a control thing. I dunno.Anne Elserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425559946353875253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23869235.post-1144026993070535632006-04-02T21:16:00.000-04:002006-04-02T21:16:00.000-04:00As many years in the restaurant biz as in F-T jour...As many years in the restaurant biz as in F-T journalism. I know. I have this experience quite, quite (too) often.<BR/><BR/>When I first came to ATL from N.O., I was miserable because the level of service here S*U*C*K*S. By contrast, the one thing you CAN get in New Orleans post-Katrina is good damn table service and real food made by real cooks.<BR/><BR/>What waitrons need to understand is that they are being paid to serve. If you can't at least pretend to be attentive and to anticipate (silently) your customer's needs, then you need to fold sweaters at American Eagle!<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority equate that with bouncing up to the table, announcing that they will be "taking care of you today" (you gonna cut my meat and eat it for me, too?) and then a) ignore your plaintive glances and outright hollers across the room, or b) butt in at the climax of your story, wedding proposal, breakup, or brilliantly-led-up-to point to ask, "IS EVERYTHING OKAY?"...<BR/><BR/>This lack of service savvy runs from Waffle House to white-tablecloth. No pride at all. If I were physically well enough to wait tables here, I would make a BUNDLE. (I'm a 20-25% tip waitress.)<BR/><BR/>So, I cook at home. A lot.nolapoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729185501953937947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23869235.post-1144015540328767072006-04-02T18:05:00.000-04:002006-04-02T18:05:00.000-04:00i don't know what you're talking about.i don't know what you're talking about.minus fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02878687181826931183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23869235.post-1143993940220594362006-04-02T12:05:00.000-04:002006-04-02T12:05:00.000-04:00my favorite Michael Stipe quote ever: "If you ben...my favorite Michael Stipe quote ever: "If you bend that a little, you might be able to get it in." Overheard at a Barber Street party back in the day when someone was trying to bring a tree into the kitchen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23869235.post-1143985818068960422006-04-02T09:50:00.000-04:002006-04-02T09:50:00.000-04:00You're one to talk, Sarah. Why don't you tell 'em ...You're one to talk, Sarah. Why don't you tell 'em all your food rules.Tania Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343894619102379852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23869235.post-1143954742476382272006-04-02T00:12:00.000-05:002006-04-02T00:12:00.000-05:00you shouldn't be such a picky eater and things lik...you shouldn't be such a picky eater and things like this wouldn't happen to you.minus fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02878687181826931183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23869235.post-1143953605696443522006-04-01T23:53:00.000-05:002006-04-01T23:53:00.000-05:00Michael Stipe should read it and mail me a check.Michael Stipe should read it and mail me a check.Tania Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343894619102379852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23869235.post-1143952319246544132006-04-01T23:31:00.000-05:002006-04-01T23:31:00.000-05:00Is this an April's Fool post? If not, I'm impresse...Is this an April's Fool post? <BR/><BR/>If not, I'm impressed by the dish on REM and Red Hot Chili Peppers. You could sell that shit to Star magazine. :)Collin Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777180960376039699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23869235.post-1143949556777968972006-04-01T22:45:00.000-05:002006-04-01T22:45:00.000-05:00The dressing really is that good.The dressing really is that good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com