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Restaurant Patrons Entranced By Sizzling Order Of Fajitas

ISSUE 44•22 | 05.31.08 | News

FORT WAYNE, IN—"Usually sizzling is reserved for the kitchen, so it was intoxicating to witness something sizzle out in the open like that," said diner Tim Donnelly. more»
Reaganomics Finally Trickles Down To Area Man

ISSUE 43•41 | 10.13.07 | News

BANGOR, ME—"He may not have lived to see it, but I'm sure President Reagan is up in heaven smiling down on me," said the recipient of two crisp five-dollar bills. more»
Fabled Burger King Employee Places Single Onion Ring In Everyone's Fries

ISSUE 43•34 | 08.23.07 | News in Brief

MUNDELEIN, IL—A legendary Burger King employee, known across the land for the heroic and selfless deed of randomly inserting a single onion... more»
Don Cheadle 'Riveting' In Coffee Shop Purchase

ISSUE 43•17 | 04.28.07 | News

LOS ANGELES—"It was the most amazing performance I've seen from him since I saw a bus that had his Gap ad on the side," said a dazzled shop patron about Cheadle's latest performance. more»
Nanny Subs For Wife At Couples Counseling

04.17.07 | Newswire
Vince Carter Hires On-Court Assistant

ISSUE 43•10 | 03.08.07 | Sports News in Brief

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—New Jersey Nets shooting guard Vince Carter announced Wednesday that he had hired an on-court assistant to handle all... more»
10-Percent Tip Teaches Waitress Valuable Lesson

ISSUE 42•43 | 10.20.06 | News

CONCORD, NH—"If he hadn’t withheld that 50 cents, I'd make these mistakes over and over for the rest of my career," said the 49-year-old server. more»
Nonprofit Fights Poverty With Poverty

ISSUE 42•31 | 07.28.06 | News

CLEVELAND, OH—Helping Hearts distributes canned goods, batteries, and other essentials from its windowless office in city center. more»
Kinko's Manager Hopes Child Stays Missing A Little Longer

ISSUE 42•26 | 06.23.06 | News

RICHMOND, VA—Though he hopes they won't have to, 35-year-old Thomas Pyle says his staff is standing by to print up a high-quality, full- color memorial poster of the young girl. more»
Area Fry-Cook Learns Leaving Restaurant Industry Isn't That Easy

ISSUE 42•24 | 06.18.06 | Radio News
Hotels.com Information Stolen

ISSUE 42•23 | 06.13.06 | American Voices

A laptop containing sensitive information about Hotels.com customers was recently stolen from an Ernst and Young employee's car. What do you... more»
Do Waiters Always Have To Swear So Much?

ISSUE 42•20 | 05.15.06 | Commentary

Is it me, or has the restaurant industry really started to slide in professionalism? I go out to a classy place, order a nice little steak, give... more»
347 Locals Identify Slain Prostitute

ISSUE 42•19 | 05.10.06 | News in Brief

VERONA, WI—The body of a woman found strangled behind Zurbachen's Truck Stop last week was positively identified as convicted prostitute Sandy... more»
Dry Cleaner Breaks One-Hour Martinizing Barrier

ISSUE 42•16 | 04.20.06 | Radio News
Mover Regales Area Man With Story Of Time He Moved Dresser Just Like This One

ISSUE 42•10 | 03.06.06 | News

PONTIAC, MI—An examination of the slats confirmed beyond doubt that this was not Ron Estes' first encounter with such a dresser. more»
Highest Blender Setting Successfully Drowns Out Angry Jamba Juice Customer

ISSUE 41•48 | 11.30.05 | Radio News
Parking-Ramp Attendant Knows All The Best Spaces

ISSUE 41•47 | 11.23.05 | News

MILWAUKEE—Parking-lot attendant Brian Haemker says drivers often overlook the basement level. more»
Nation's Shirtless, Shoeless March On Washington For Equal-Service Rights

ISSUE 41•28 | 07.13.05 | News

WASHINGTON, DC—Protesting years of discriminatory treatment at the hands of America's restaurants and stores, an estimated 800,000 shirtless and shoeless citizens marched on the nation's capital Monday to demand equal-service rights. more»
1998 Powerball Winner Returns To Food-Service Job

ISSUE 41•14 | 04.06.05 | News in Brief

RAPID CITY, SD—In spite of winning an $18-million Powerball jackpot in 1998, William Berringer, 39, insisted on returning to his line-cook job at Nelson's Steak House Tuesday. "Winning all that money didn't change me," Berringer said. "I'm still the same Bill Berringer that I was before I hit the jackpot, then proceeded to spend it all on partying, bad stocks, and a Jamaican condominium." Berringer added that he hopes everyone at work will treat him the same way they always did, or at least the ones who were there when he quit his job the day after he won the jackpot. more»
Waitstaff Tired Of Sleeping With Each Other

ISSUE 41•03 | 01.19.05 | News

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA—After years on the job, members of the Manilla Grill waitstaff reported Monday that they are tired of having sex with each other. more»
Blacks, Whites Put Differences Aside, Work Together To Make Better Burger

ISSUE 41•02 | 01.12.05 | News

LOUISVILLE, KY—A local multiethnic McDonald’s crew, blind to skin color, stand united in an effort to make a better burger. more»
Teen Handed Awesome Responsibility Of Closing Subway Alone

ISSUE 40•46 | 11.17.04 | News

BARTLESVILLE, OK—17-year-old Jeremy Prusher's manager said that although he is young, he is perfectly capable of closing the Subway. more»
Former Coworker Romanticized

ISSUE 40•24 | 06.16.04 | News

DALLAS, TX—Six weeks after Jim Wanzeck's departure from Pedro's Mexican restaurant, remaining employees have begun to romanticize their former colleague, kitchen sources revealed Monday. more»
Day Job Officially Becomes Job

ISSUE 40•07 | 02.18.04 | News

HILLSBORO, OR—Another human dream was crushed by the uncompromising forces of reality Monday, when the restaurant day job of 29-year-old former aspiring cartoonist Mark Seversen officially became his actual job. more»
Teens 'Going To Town' With Restaurant Comment Cards

ISSUE 39•39 | 10.08.03 | News

TRAVERSE CITY, MI—Three teens eating at the North Henderson Street Country Kitchen diner "really went to town" with the restaurant's comment cards Sunday, third-shift manager Rick Wehl reported. more»
Dishwasher Thinks He's Mentoring Younger Dishwasher

ISSUE 38•40 | 10.30.02 | News

GAINESVILLE, FL—Gordon Polone, 49, believes he has taken new hire Craig Garrick, 19, under his wing. more»
Partygoers Mocked By Catering Staff

ISSUE 37•46 | 12.19.01 | News

MARIETTA, GA—Unbeknownst to attendees of Susan and Mel Gullicksen's holiday party Saturday, the Feather & Fennel Catering staff spent most of the evening mocking partygoers behind their backs. more»
Downtown McDonald's Perpetually A Hairsbreadth From Complete Anarchy

ISSUE 37•38 | 10.24.01 | News

OAKLAND, CA—McDonald's franchise #4793, located on the corner of 12th and Franklin in downtown Oakland, perpetually teeters on the brink of anarchy, store patrons reported Monday. more»
Nation's Shirtless, Shoeless March On Washington For Equal-Service Rights

ISSUE 37•30 | 08.29.01 | News

WASHINGTON, DC—Protesting years of discriminatory treatment at the hands of America's restaurants and stores, an estimated 800,000 shirtless and shoeless citizens marched on the nation's capital Monday to demand equal-service rights. more»
ESL Textbook Concentrates On Food-Preparation Vocabulary

ISSUE 37•28 | 08.15.01 | News in Brief

NEW YORK–An English as a Second Language textbook focuses predominantly on food-preparation vocabulary, night-school student Eduardo Reyes reported Monday. "I must admit, I would like to learn how to say more than, 'I have diced the onions,' and, 'Did he want scrambled or over-easy?'" said a disconsolate Reyes, speaking through a translator, following his first lesson. "I had hoped to learn words for the different parts of the body so I can pursue my dream of becoming a doctor. I have instead learned much about the grilling of chickens." more»