Waiter Rant: Thanks For The Tip - Confessions Of A Cynical Waiter

I happened to catch a few minutes of Oprah, and she was then recommending this book 'Waiter Rant' which she thinks is a good read. Basically it is based on a highly acclaimed blog of the same name, which basically...is about the raves and rants of the writer, living as a waiter. The blog apparently won an award for best writing in a weblog in the 2007 Bloggie Awards (I never know such award exists). Anyway, I thought that it might be an interesting read. So, I went to MPH, found the book and bought it!

I kinda enjoyed his style of writing. He is a little bit comical, but definitely a no-nonsense when it comes to speaking his mind. It gives an everyday person like me an insightful view of how restaurants are managed and how tough it actually is to be a waiter. In the book he addresses things like how people suddenly turned into their very own Anthony Bourdain when it comes to scrutinizing food, how dependable restaurant staffs are to tipping by customers, working your levels up in the ranks, not to mention the very basic question; why be a waiter? His writing is as if we are writing a blog, no proper formats, language structure like in those higher end literature, which managed to keep me reading till the last page.

Another thing, he incorporated simple phrases in Spanish which he learnt and conversed with his fellow immigrant colleagues throughout the years working (including pendejo, which I think is another word for butt-hole). I did learn some Spanish then! (if that counts as one). Also, reading this book tells you that the writer, although a waiter (which some might say is not decent job to be proud of) is actually a very observant,insightful and definitely knows his stuff well. He even shares 40 tips on how to be a good customer, and not some pain in the ass which only is waiting to get kicked out by the manager

So there you go, another book read and much-less reviewed. Feel free to check it out at MPH or other leading bookstores, if reading this sort of book is your cup of tea, although I think it is worth recommending (hey, even customers @ Amazon gave great reviews on this book, just in case you need a second opinion). Next, I might try reading the now-crazed Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. My sister has all of her series, I might just took it from her. We'll see...Roger and out!