Restaurant L
The posh restaurant of Louis Boston where Ryan worked for nearly two years in Boston.
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27 August 2008
Applebee’s Fine Dining
I never worked at Applebee’s. I never referred to myself as “Applebuddy Ryan.” And I certainly have never eaten at Applebee’s.All of the above things are of course not true. Despite my best efforts, the memory of my six months of waiting tables at Applebee’s so many years ago lingers in my cerebral cortex. Sadly….
An unsuspecting and clueless diner recently went to her local Applebee’s and when her “food” arrived it was accompanied by a “use by” sticker. That’s what she gets for ordering the chicken and broccoli fettuccine alfredo. (0)
11 March 2007
15 February 2007
Amateur Night
Valentine’s Day and National Condom Awareness week always coincide. Coincidence? I think not. I also think it’s a little silly to have a week dedicated to condom awareness. Aren’t we all already aware of condoms?
The two busiest days in the restaurant industry are Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day. Each come [...]
16 January 2007
The End of an Error
A few weeks before Christmas I was fired from Restaurant L, the job that I held for nearly two years. I knew that my eventual demise was approaching. I was counting on it. I was pushing for it. It was four months in the making.
Some woman named Lindsay hired me at [...]
05 April 2006
Cold Turkey
Work was dead last night. As a result we spent the majority of our evening quoting “Family Guy.” The few of us working just stood around outside doing absolutely nothing productive. Occasionally I went inside to check on my table (table singular) but then I would rejoin in the tomfoolery outside. [...]
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02 September 2005
86 Hugo
This is a story from The Restaurant in The Store on The Street in The City. Most names have been changed, not to protect the innocent but to protect me, the storyteller. No one is innocent.
The Players:
Ryan - the storyteller
Mike - the boss
Kate - the roommate
Andrew - the Brit
Hugo - the disaster
Chef - the angry [...]
07 July 2005
Where to put The Bono?
The concierge from the Ritz called Saturday morning to make a reservation for 3 or 4 people for 1:00 PM for Bono and guests. U2 is in town doing some shows and he must have heard how great Pino’s little avant-garde restaurant in the Louis Boston building is. Maybe Trent told him. Our biggest problem [...]
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05 March 2005
The SGT Pepper Experience
A few weeks ago I purchased an electric pepper mill from The Sharper Image. My original reason for buying it was that I thought it would be cool to have an electric pepper mill handy at all times at work, not to mention it’s just cool. Perhaps the dorkiest thing I have ever done?
I found [...]