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C.A. Pinkham
C.A. Pinkham is a former server who somehow fell ass-backwards into this whole getting paid to make words good thing. He will blog for and about food.

Latest Posts From C.A.

Cheap customer
Eat
Mar 8, 2019

True Tales of the Cheapest Restaurant Customers Ever

At the risk of surprising absolutely nobody, sometimes restaurant customers are just phenomenal cheapskates.

Eat
Oct 31, 2018

Legit Reasons to Ask to Speak to a Restaurant Manager

"I'd like to speak to a manager."

restaurant customer telling jokes to server (illustration)
Eat
Sep 12, 2018

11 Horrible Jokes Restaurant Servers Have Heard a Million Times

While every restaurant worker's experience is different, there are some commonalities all servers share.

waiter with hair on fire
Eat
Sep 11, 2018

The Most Ridiculous Things Servers Have Overheard in Restaurants

A restaurant server's job involves more than simply bringing food to a table and clearing plates.

angry restaurant server
Eat
Sep 7, 2018

34 Things You Should Never, Ever Say to a Restaurant Server

Servers hear a lot of the same stuff from customers over and over and over.

how to be your server's favorite customer
Eat
May 2, 2018

How to Be Your Server's Favorite Customer

Despite what some (probably terrible) people think, servers do a lot more than bring food and bills.

tip no tip
Eat
Apr 26, 2018

When Is It OK to Stiff a Restaurant Server?

“Is it ever OK not to tip your server?”

bill or rights
Eat
Mar 27, 2018

The 10 Inalienable Rights of Every Restaurant Customer

Restaurant customers can often be the lowest of the low -- this is undeniably true.

sucky restaurant people
Eat
Jan 12, 2018

The 7 Restaurant Customers You Meet In Hell

There are a lot of terrible restaurant customers out there, and they can be terrible in a lot of different ways.

the worst holidays for restaurant servers
Eat
Dec 22, 2017

Major Holidays, Ranked by How Much They Suck for Restaurant Servers

With a few notable exceptions, working a holiday at a restaurant is genuinely atrocious.

reasons to get mad at your server
Eat
Dec 8, 2017

Legitimate Reasons to Get Mad at Your Restaurant Server

We talk a lot about terrible restaurant customers, and with good reason: restaurant customers can be awful and horrible, and often lose their tempers for no reason at all.

Entertainment
Dec 1, 2017

2017’s TV Dads Ranked by Their Parenting Skills

Dads have played an outsized role in TV history; some of the most memorable characters ever have been largely defined by their dad-hood.

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