A reflection on serving

As summer rolls in, restaurant patios start to open and seasonal servers have to dig out their aprons once again. And I can tell you from experience that your servers this summer are probably some of the most hardworking people you’ll ever meet.

I’ve been in the restaurant industry on and off for about a decade now. I’ve worked mostly in bar restaurants with a couple coffee and ice cream shop gigs thrown in there too.

It’s a cliche for a reason: struggling creative, a writer in my case, serving at a restaurant to survive while she pursues her passion.