Do you work days, nights, or both? In this week’s restaurant podcast we talk about the night shift. Why does Danny work both and I am a night shift kind of guy… (for now) Watch us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29jIbBYXKxWMJBDFklmwHQ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themodernwaiterpodcast/. Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheModernWaiter More Info https://www.themodernwaiter.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...
May 10, 2022•34 min•Season 4Ep. 183
Bar Life Pt. 2 with Ashton picks up with a discussion on the pros and cons of bartending. Later on in the show Ashton shares her frustration about brunch, co workers and managers. Watch us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29jIbBYXKxWMJBDFklmwHQ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themodernwaiterpodcast/. Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheModernWaiter More Info https://www.themodernwaiter.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...
May 05, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 182
In this week’s restaurant podcast we discuss Bar Life with Ashton. Have you ever wondered why a bartender seems to overlook you? We may have the answer in the dos and don’ts at the bar. Watch us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29jIbBYXKxWMJBDFklmwHQ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themodernwaiterpodcast/. Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheModernWaiter More Info https://www.themodernwaiter.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...
Apr 27, 2022•21 min•Season 4Ep. 181
What do you know about St. Patrick’s day? What do you know about the man himself? We love drinking holidays. This week’s restaurant podcast Danny and I rank the drinking holidays and share our thoughts on how to survive drinking all day. Watch us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29jIbBYXKxWMJBDFklmwHQ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themodernwaiterpodcast/. Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheModernWaiter The Podcast is available on iTunes https://podcas...
Apr 20, 2022•20 min•Season 4Ep. 180
This episode of Shift Drinks we head over to Anthony's Clam House where Nichole joins us and tells us about her new awesome job. Danny has to deal with drunk people at a music festival on the beach. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Apr 16, 2022•21 min•Ep. 15
“Get a real job”, just one of many flippant comments lobbed my way after posting a 8 second reel on instagram. After hundreds of comments I asked myself why do people hate restaurant servers? In the first show on YouTube for this podcast after 175 audio only shows Danny and I bear out some myths about what servers do and how we get paid. You don’t have to understand but for those of you willing to learn, here we go… Watch us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29jIbBYXKxWMJBDFklmwHQ Fol...
Apr 14, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 179
Restaurant misconceptions abound! This week’s restaurant podcast runs through our top ten things that you think to be true but simply are not. Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themodernwaiterpodcast/. More Info https://www.themodernwaiter.com/ Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheModernWaiter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Apr 05, 2022•29 min•Season 4Ep. 178
This week’s restaurant podcast is inspired by National Chip and Dip day. From nostalgic snacks from our childhood to the popular chips of today there are best practices and best in show. Later on in the show we will go through some flavors that are doing too much. Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-waiter-podcast/id1445457201 and https://open.spotify.com/show/2WwXTEggjmNDh4rafHtO85 . Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the...
Mar 29, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 177
What is inclusion? How does it fit in with equality vs. equity? In the final show we publish from our Atlanta trip. Our guest, Jason Raymond shares how his journey began on the subject. Danny and I learn, laugh, and get contentious. Guest: Jason Raymond https://www.instagram.com/jraymond.seed.stem.drift/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themodernwaiterpodcast/. More Info https://www.themodernwaiter.com/ Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheModernWaiter See Privacy Pol...
Mar 23, 2022•41 min•Season 4Ep. 176
Review the Reviews, our second show on our Atlanta road trip. Jason Raymond, friend of the show joins us once again to share his collection of reviews. Some are fair and some are loathsome. It is simply astonishing what people will write in a review. Reviews should be helpful to potential patrons and directional to the establishments. Guest: Jason Raymond https://www.instagram.com/jraymond.seed.stem.drift/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themodernwaiterpodcast/. More Info https:...
Mar 16, 2022•50 min•Season 4Ep. 175
Raw Chef Carla joins us for this week's shift drinks. We headed down to Roxannes, downtown Ft. Lauderdale, one of our favorite spots. We were able to drag our video equipment and take over the back room to record. Carla's Sunday shift is meal prep for her clients and Danny describes his smooth shift. I talk about navigating some aggressive ladies at brunch. Video will be available on our patreon soon. Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheModernWaiter See Privacy Policy at https://art...
Mar 11, 2022•20 min•Ep. 14
Level Up, The first show on our Atlanta road trip. John D long time service industry veteran shares his path and philosophy on leveling up in the biz. He shares his serving style, standards and later on in the show we play a game of would you rather… Guest: John D https://www.instagram.com/demeglio11/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themodernwaiterpodcast/. More Info https://www.themodernwaiter.com/ Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheModernWaiter See Privacy Policy...
Mar 09, 2022•52 min•Season 4Ep. 174
Restaurant owner Meir joins the show. This week’s restaurant podcast finds us reminiscing about old restaurant technology. Later in the show Meir shares his passion for the restaurant business while pondering why so many want the dream of owning a restaurant despite all the pitfalls. Guest: Meir https://www.instagram.com/restaurant.dreaming/ Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-waiter-podcast/id1445457201 and https://open.spotify.com/sho...
Mar 01, 2022•43 min•Season 4Ep. 173
This week’s restaurant podcast continues our restaurant movie series. 1997’s Good Burger, a comedy set around fast food and rich with burgeoning stars. We run through a full breakdown of the movie then rate the movie as a restaurant movie at the end of the show. Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-waiter-podcast/id1445457201 and https://open.spotify.com/show/2WwXTEggjmNDh4rafHtO85 . Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themo...
Feb 23, 2022•46 min•Season 4Ep. 172
Friend of the show Raw Chef Carla shares her experience Leaving the Restaurant Industry. What does she miss about serving? Later in the show we play a game. Guest: https://www.instagram.com/rawchefcarla/ Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-waiter-podcast/id1445457201 and https://open.spotify.com/show/2WwXTEggjmNDh4rafHtO85 . Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themodernwaiterpodcast/. More Info https://www.themodernwaiter.c...
Feb 15, 2022•48 min•Season 4Ep. 171
Crossing the line is the topic of this week’s restaurant podcast. Joining us is known button pusher and friend of the show Omar Eraso. We laugh to Omar’s work place drama with a habitual line stepper. He also tells a story of him having quit after his boss crossing the line. Find out what things have pushed our buttons by guests and co-workers. Guest: Omar Eraso Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-waiter-podcast/id1445457201 and https:/...
Feb 09, 2022•51 min•Season 4Ep. 170
Shoes are the most important yet most overlooked part of the restaurant uniform. Kitchen, servers, and bar staff all have their preferences. So many styles all centered around comfort and keeping you same. Shoe technology has come a long way over the years. Some do some don’t. In this week’s restaurant podcast we discuss our experiences and some fails. Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-waiter-podcast/id1445457201 and https://open.spot...
Feb 01, 2022•37 min•Season 4Ep. 169
Training a restaurant server can be frequent, it can be a hassle, in can be rewarding. Getting a new person to assimilate into the system became all of those in the past. My experiences training runs deep and it depleted my patience for the task. This episode looks back at the fun aspects of training. Making light of one of the more critical systems in the restaurant business is what we do. We take an unusual look at training a restaurant server. Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on ht...
Jan 25, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 168
Shift Drinks finds us at Anthony's once again. I got yelled at by a guest while Danny's regular is drunk and rude to fellow patrons. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jan 21, 2022•20 min•Ep. 13
We have never had a moose on the show before and this one happens to be wild. Busser, Investor, and entrepreneur, moose comes in and destroys the show. Blake, shares his experiences in the restaurant business and drops a bomb of a walk in cooler story. Guest: Blake @therealmooseofwallst Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-waiter-podcast/id1445457201 and https://open.spotify.com/show/2WwXTEggjmNDh4rafHtO85 . Follow us on Instagram https:...
Jan 18, 2022•44 min•Season 4Ep. 167
Shift drinks with no Alcohol, Danny and I struggle at the start of Dry January. Danny had a smooth shift while I dealt with rude guests. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jan 14, 2022•15 min•Ep. 12
This week’s restaurant podcast finds us revisiting the important subject of upselling. Back in episode 25 of the first season we introduced our thoughts on upselling. This episode will help you identify the opportunities and expand on the techniques right for the upsell. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jan 12, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 166
The new year brings an opportunity for self improvement. On this week’s restaurant podcast we discuss resolutions. Danny and I discuss the most popular resolutions and how they relate to us and the restaurant industry. Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-waiter-podcast/id1445457201 and https://open.spotify.com/show/2WwXTEggjmNDh4rafHtO85 . Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themodernwaiterpodcast/. More Info https://www.th...
Jan 04, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 165
Buffets. Guests tend to do too much and ruin their experience of the buffet. How to navigate and have a successful experience? There are definitely some best practices in this area. In this week’s restaurant podcast Danny and I give you the down low on the all you can eats. Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-waiter-podcast/id1445457201 and https://open.spotify.com/show/2WwXTEggjmNDh4rafHtO85 . Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagr...
Dec 28, 2021•41 min•Season 4Ep. 164
How do you get lingering guests to Get Out? In this week’s restaurant podcast Danny and I talk about our ways of getting guests to leave at shift change and at the end of the night. Yes you have to read the room. Yes you have to be practical. There are best practices to be followed when all you want to say is Get Out! Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-waiter-podcast/id1445457201 and https://open.spotify.com/show/2WwXTEggjmNDh4rafHtO85...
Dec 21, 2021•43 min•Season 4Ep. 163
This week’s restaurant podcast takes us to the airport. It is time we learned the inside scoop about working at airport restaurants. Tony Orlando (T.O.) gives us a look behind the curtain. Great fun as we hear his stories. Great sadness as I share my pain. Guest: Tony Orlando Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-waiter-podcast/id1445457201 and https://open.spotify.com/show/2WwXTEggjmNDh4rafHtO85 . Follow us on Instagram https://www.insta...
Dec 14, 2021•47 min•Season 4Ep. 162
This week’s restaurant podcast takes a closer look at the front of the front of the house. Hosts. The very first voice you hear on the phone. The very first person you see walking in the door. Kaela shares her experiences, her advice and a few pet peeves. Guest: Kaela Fernandez https://www.instagram.com/kaelaa0/ Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-waiter-podcast/id1445457201 and https://open.spotify.com/show/2WwXTEggjmNDh4rafHtO85 . Fol...
Dec 07, 2021•32 min•Season 4Ep. 161
This episode marks three years of podcasting. We take our talents to Anthony’s Clam House & Grill to record our big day on location. We are joined by friend of the show Jason Raymond of Seed Kitchen, Stem Wine Bar, and Drift Oyster Bar to help us celebrate. We all take turns answering questions sent in from our listeners. Some answers will surprise you. Thank you to our listeners for supporting us and we look forward to serving you in the future. Guest: Jason Raymond https://www.instagram.co...
Nov 30, 2021•47 min•Season 3Ep. 160
This week’s podcast finds us continuing our series on restaurant movies. 2000 Dinner Rush. Well worth the watch before listening to this episode. Thanks to Brendan O’Brien for the movie selection. Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-waiter-podcast/id1445457201 and https://open.spotify.com/show/2WwXTEggjmNDh4rafHtO85 . Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themodernwaiterpodcast/. More Info https://www.themodernwaiter.com/ See...
Nov 23, 2021•41 min•Season 3Ep. 159
This episode of shift drinks finds us at Yot Bar and Kitchen in Ft. Lauderdale Marina. With luxury yachts as our backdrop Ashley joins us after wiping away memories of her shit show. And Chris G. can hardly contain himself after what he describes as his top 5 worst shift. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Nov 19, 2021•20 min•Ep. 11
