Waiter Rant

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Started in April 2004, Waiter Rant is a widely viewed weblog started by a person only known as "Waiter" (purposefully non-specific) who provides bi-weekly (more or less) vignettes into the lives of wait staff and their customers at a purposefully unnamed restaurant (referred to as "The Bistro") in New York that "Waiter" manages.

The Waiter's writing style, shtick, and ability to give the reader something they need have caused this blog to become wildly popular in the United States as well as parts of Europe/Asia/Australasia. "Waiter" now has a book deal in the works with Harper Collins and has just recently appeared on NPR.

On December 21, 2006, "Waiter" revealed that he quit his job at "The Bistro" after 7 years. He said that his blog would continue, and he will get a job at another restaurant somewhere else.

Waiter Rant was nominated as one of five finalists for "Best Writing in a Weblog" for the 2007 Bloggie Awards.

Waiter Rant was nominated as one of five finalists for "Best American Weblog" for the 2006 Bloggie Awards.

Announced January 27, 2007, Waiter will have his article "Cold Autumn" included in the W.W. Norton anthology The Best Creative Nonfiction 2007. This book is scheduled for a Summer 2007 release.

On March 12, 2007, it was announced that Waiter Rant won the 2007 Bloggie Award for Best Writing of a Weblog.

The Waiter's much anticipated book is called "Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip - Confessions of a Cynical Waiter." It is scheduled to be released on July 29, 2008. [[[[1]]]]

Anthony Bourdain of Kitchen Confidential fame gave advance praise for the book saying, "The other shoe finally drops. The front-of-the-house version of Kitchen Confidential; a painfully funny, excruciatingly true account of the waiter's life. You will never look at your waiter the same way again - and will never tip less than 20%."


[edit] Usual topics

Waiter's topics of choice run the gamut from rude customers to bad tippers to conversations had throughout the day. There are also often posts about things occurring outside the restaurant which lead him to observations and reflections. There are many references to his past as a seminarian, as well as posts referencing his work in mental health care at an undisclosed psychiatric hospital.


  • The Waiter is male.
  • The Waiter is in his late thirties.
  • The Waiter wears glasses.
  • The Waiter had been a waiter for 8 years.
  • The Waiter was the manager at this restaurant.
  • The Waiter has a shared custody dog and is single.
  • The Waiter is slightly overweight.
  • The Waiter works in New York City.
  • After a brief respite from the restaurant world, employed in mental health, Waiter is now working at a restaurant he calls "CafĂ© Machiavelli." [[2]]

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