Steve Dublanica's popular blog Waiter Rant has already become a best-selling book; next up, it may become a hit TV show. Dublanica announced that Waiter Rant been optioned for development as a television series....
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This was one of the hardest contests to officiate in, ever. We had a devil of a time narrowing it down. Nevertheless, the winners are hungryinhouston, joanpieroni2, sarahbeek, practicallydone, and dbcurrie. A big thanks to everyone else who told a story. We really had fun reading them all. Winner info also appears on our Contest Winners Page....
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Have other serious eaters noticed that Waiter Rant blogger turned no-longer-anonymous author Steve Dublanica's book has become a New York Times Best Seller? Hell, they're even going to publish a Chinese version of the book. I've been reading it all week, and it's funny, revealing, and properly scathing, just like the blog. Thanks to the good folks at Ecco, we've got five copies of this bad boy to give away this weekend. Here's what you have to do to win. Some of you may recall that yesterday I asked you for your worst waiter tale of woe. Today we're going to throw you a change-up. To win a copy of the book tell us about the best waiter experience you've...
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Waiter Rant asked his readers in the restaurant industry to comment on how their places fared on Valentine's Day, if they were in areas hit by snowstorms. It looks like a lot of restaurants may have lost money instead of making it, on what's usually one of the most profitable nights of the year, and also people were s-t-i-n-g-y with their waiters. Commenter Morgan: "Tips are notoriously worse on V-Day. They always have been, and they always are. My monthly average is 22%, and last night I was at 17%. It’s a little depressing to realize what I would’ve made if people weren’t used to going out to Applebee’s instead of fine dining, and had a concept of what they’re...
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