After-Shift Drink: Wine Key Debacle & A Chef's Classy Parents

[MissCopter]

I let my friend borrow my wine key last week and the girl BROKE IT. This was a legit, awesome wine key that I never had ANY trouble with and she broke it. How does that even happen? I was so sad. She bought me a new one, but this one sucks. Alas, I am again on the quest to find the perfect wine key. :(

[stupidiculous]

Agreed. Having to barrow a wine key, especially someone else's shitty one, in the middle of service is always a nightmare.

[kpoz12]

Olmecca Gold tequila straight from the bottle!!!

[diamondice56]

my wine key is tha shit!



[lgitweezer]

I feel like the dream where you go to school with no pants on without the wine key. the spare keys are always awful!

[PillowDood]

So where I work they are enforcing a new policy that you cant have more than 3 pens showing from your apron even if they match the color of it. Any other pens must be hidden and not showing. WTF? Obviously some monkey in a suit in corporate who has zero exp. came up with this. More than 3 showing looks unprofessional apparently, but digging your hands in front and back pockets searching for reserves is fine. What do you think Mr. Waiter Man?

[missnaomi89]

@PillowDood That's ridiculous, I thought my resturant had strict rules!

[odddity]

the wine key is one small appendage. i need to carry a lighter, a headset and a bum load of other things. my mngr. needs you to be macgyver before you start taking tables. :/

[tooleleven]

I am drinking a 2009 DaVinci 100% Sangiovese.

fuckin great wine.

so, today I work a 11:30-8:30 shift delivering pizza. my manager asked me to do some extra work at the end of my shift that was out of the ordinary. it really pissed me off because he knew I had somewhere to be (and was already late). have you ever stood up to your boss/owner in a situation that you knew they were literally bending you over and fucking you in the ass? what is your method for dealing with such a usurpation?

[orlandobaggie]

I have to agree with you about the wine key issue, it's like an extra appendage that is only used for one task and one task only and that is to open a bottle of wine as smoothly and efficiently as possible.Of course you have to keep in mind the visual aspect too from a guests point of view seeing their waiter struggle with an unfamiliar wine key can tarnish their whole dining experience.It's like breaking in a pair of shoes once they are broken in they become part of you .

[liviecwh]

do you have ANY annoying guest habits when you dine out? Such as forgetting to ask for everything you need at once? Even anything smalllll???

[Zomfgolol]

Hey Mr. Waiterman, why are you so handsome?