Clam Chowder: The Server's Field Manual (Paperback)

by Matt Lehman (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Having read everything I could get my hands on about waiting tables and the like, I found one common thread. Every book seems to be written to give the customer a new perspective. Haven't we given enough to these ungrateful slobs? Isn't it funny that even after the tables are wiped, the ketchups refilled, and the tips collected we are still trying to earn their respect? Screw the customers.

Clam Chowder is for the waiters and waitresses.

Being realistic, I also realized that I don't want servers to think about tables outside of work. Clam Chowder is designed to be read AT WORK! It fits perfectly into an apron or back pocket. Pick it up between tables, read a few pages, laugh, put it back in your apron, and go back to the grind. It also doesn't have to be read in order.

If you want to know where to work, how to get a job, and how to successfully have sex in the walk-in freezer - this book needs to be in your apron. There are practical tips too, like how to wash and press a uniform at work in about 20 minutes, how to clean crusty burnt coffee pots, and how to survive co-worker romances.

Thanks for reading.

About the Author
Matt Lehman has worked in just about every type of restaurant environment from Virginia to California. Clam Chowder is his second book. You'll have to email him for the first...it'll take a while, too, because he binds them himself. (Clam Chowder is professionally bound and edited)

He's published some poetry, had a few scripts optioned, and various other trivial points that would make you say "Wow! I have to own this book."

Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Velcro Crayons Publishing (January 2004)
• ISBN-10: 0974911313
• ISBN-13: 978-0974911311
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,029,629 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Laughed, June 6, 2004

By	Katie (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

CLAM CHOWDER is genius - Mr. Lehman takes the guesswork out of what your server is really thinking and how much control they have over your lunch break, dinner date, Business drinks (i.e. life).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious look inside the buisness , October 25, 2005

By	Shelley Bush "Country gal" (Glen Rock, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Matt Lehman learned plenty about the restaurant business in his twelve years of service.
After reading many books, he decided to write a humorous tale of what really happens behind the scenes. With chapters entitled Where to work, Welcome to the family, and so on, Lehman brings readers into the business. Chapter one explains why people decide to work for a restaurant while chapter two details the many types of places to work. Chapter three explains the many people who actually work in a restaurant. Many other chapters follow, some serious and some hilarious stories. While Clam Chowder explains the restaurant business, Matt Lehman adds plenty of hilarious real life stories. He talks about both the workers and the customers. Very fast to read, Clam Chowder will have readers, of any situation, laugh at the funny antics of the author.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Matt tells it like it is!, March 28, 2005

By	Karen L. Anderson (British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A well written very humerous inside look at the restaurant industry. Matt has this wonderful way of stringing words together to bring to life the madness that is the reality of the biz. Loved it! If you are in the hospitality industry, do yourself a favor and buy the book and the game!