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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.

Articles by C.A.

By C.A. Pinkham

True Tales of the Cheapest Restaurant Customers Ever

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

By C.A. Pinkham

By C.A. Pinkham

Legit Reasons to Ask to Speak to a Restaurant Manager

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

By C.A. Pinkham

By C.A. Pinkham

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.

By C.A. Pinkham

By C.A. Pinkham

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.

By C.A. Pinkham

By C.A. Pinkham

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.

By C.A. Pinkham

By C.A. Pinkham

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.

By C.A. Pinkham

By C.A. Pinkham

When Is It OK to Stiff a Restaurant Server?

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

By C.A. Pinkham

By C.A. Pinkham

The 10 Inalienable Rights of Every Restaurant Customer

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

By C.A. Pinkham

By C.A. Pinkham

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.

By C.A. Pinkham

By C.A. Pinkham

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.

By C.A. Pinkham

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.

By C.A. Pinkham

7 Things You Believe About Restaurant Servers That Are Totally Wrong

People have a lot of misconceptions when it comes to what’s true and what isn’t about restaurant servers.

By C.A. Pinkham