In The Weeds: Server of the Skies is My New Hero
When I heard the story this morning about a Jet Blue flight attendant freaking the F out and quitting in the most deliciously dramatic way after being mistreated by a passenger for the last time, I...
View ArticleMovie Review: Eat Pray Love
Whether picking it up because of the golden “O”prah seal while browsing the best sellers shelf or finally succumbing to a friend’s relentless insistence that this book be read, most women began...
View ArticleBachelor Pad Recap: The Gag Reflex
Week 2 for ABC’s Bachelor’s Pad opened the episode with a very important lesson — the gag reflex has more than one use. I know what you’re thinking … like, what could it be? God, you are so single...
View ArticleBachelor Pad Recap: Spit Swap and Switch
How do pretty girls get away with such blatant bullshit? Gia, the mastermind of last week’s plan to unify the “outsiders” and vote off an “insider,” was also solely responsible for the plan’s demise...
View ArticleIn The Weeds: The Wrong Side of Write
I’m a simple girl, really. I only have a two modest goals. One is to become filthy rich. And the other is to accomplish this by writing a best-selling book. Several well-meaning friends and family...
View ArticleIn The Weeds: Hotel Concierge…Like a Server, Only Awesomer
For the second time in three weeks, I’ve been summoned to the school for a parent/teacher conference regarding my oldest son. The good son. The easy son. The son who thanks me for putting on his...
View ArticleIn The Weeds: Dear CJ
I’ve been learnin’ ya’ll on the proper tipping percentage for more than a year now. When you receive a total for services received – be that from a cabbie, hairdresser or server – you should tip 20...
View ArticleIn The Weeds: Influenza – It’s What’s for Dinner
The next time you walk past a pharmacy or clinic offering a walk-in flu shot, I have two words of advice for you – DO IT! Well, I mean, only if you plan on eating in a restaurant between now and...
View ArticleIn The Weeds: Thanks for the Mammories!
I’ve written 78 posts for Frothygirlz about the restaurant business. For the first seven of those columns, I was actually still working in the restaurant business. It wasn’t the ratio I was hoping...
View ArticleBook Review: Waiting On Humanity
In recent years, the underbelly of the serving industry has come out of the shadows to become a permanent part of pop culture. With books like Waiter Rant by Steve Dublanica landing on The Oprah Show...
View ArticleBachelor Pad Recap: Revolving Door of Hot Chicks (and one old mom)
Author’s Note: I’m taking a break from writing about restaurants and the life of servers to write about something even more salacious and slimy – ABC’s new series, Bachelor Pad. For the next several...
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