Happy 100th blog day!

This is my Happy 100th blog day! So, that being said, it made me think back once again, to what keeps us here in this industry. When you break it all down, as servers we move around very quickly, carrying heavy things. As bartenders, we run around very quickly, grabbing bottles and pouring drinks as though we were an octopus with eight arms.


No two days are ever the same……some days are golden, you’re in sync with the world and everything goes good. Other days you get every idiot in the world in your section, and each time you go in the kitchen you cuss your brains out so you can walk back into the dining room with a smile plastered on your face, after all, you can never let them see you sweat.

What it breaks down to, is, you get to challenge yourself every time you work. Can I do it better, can I do it faster, how can I be more organized……physical aspects aside, it’s a great mental exercise. The measure of how well you did, is the cash in your pocket at the end of the night.

It’s a passion for the industry…..knowing that you made a 90th birthday party a successful event……that’s an event in the lives of the people involved that will never happen again. You’ve got one shot to make it right. After all is said and done, you pick up the signed charge slip, to which 18% gratuity was added, and you see they gave you an additional 50% percent of the gratuity, it’s instant gratification for a job well done.

As always, it’s the interaction with the people, it’s always all about the people.

We restaurant workers are a different breed, and it’s something we should all take pride in. If we had to work at a desk from 9 to 5, (and there’s nothing wrong with that) we would shrivel up and die. We’re different, and we need to celebrate that. It’s what makes the world go around. No matter how big or small, we can celebrate victories every day.