I work at this five star restaurant in Newport RI, my soul and body generally belong to it some 60-70 hours a week during tourist season. After work every night... around midnight... in the summer months we generally all meet up and I proceed to tell everyone about the day I have had, the characters I worked with, what absurd things they have done, and the lovely people we have served.
Most nights I talk about our lovely customers and the great questions they ask like " how fresh is your seafood?" when they are sitting on our patio that literally rest over the waters of Newport harbor, and in conjunction with that of Narragansett bay. I reply with a sincere "Caught it myself this morning." I really enjoy the smug customers, no, like I'm serious, they always make you laugh, for example there was this one gentlemen that I served a open-faced steak sandwich to, it is described in our menu that is served open face with an additional slice of bread should it be required.This particular customer decided to give me a culinary education because that was not acceptable,and I was a moron for not knowing how to close a sandwich, as if I made this dish myself. I simply took it back to the kitchen put the other piece of bread on top and he smiled and said how great of a listener I was.
As a food runner I spend most of my time in the kitchen waiting for orders so that I may serve them. This is where all the characters hide in the restaurant business. The chefs are all very entertaining and I enjoy working with them, most days. there is also a certain percentage of workers that speak spanish, I have learned and aquired a great vocabulary of spanish, because every girl needs to know the word for pimp in espanol. never the less I value each person I work with and encounter, because I would have a very borring life if I hadnt.
but when it all just becomes too overwhelming we say
"god, this is so PIERED!"
this is so well written mere! and legit.
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"I simply took it back to the kitchen put the other piece of bread on top and he smiled and said how great of a listener I was."
suPIERior!
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