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The Modern Waiter Podcast — 401 episodes

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1

Is That Restaurant Credit Card Fee Even Legal?

2

TAX MISTAKE EVERY SERVER MAKES

3

Budget System for Servers, Bartenders and Tipped Workers

4

The Mistakes That Keeps Most Servers Broke

5

5 High-Paying Side Hustles for Servers (Make $500+/Week Extra)

6

Waiting Tables vs Corporate Job | Which Career Pays Better in 2026?

7

Waitstaff Confessions: Serving Did This to Me

8

Pre Tipping Gets You Better Service (Here's Why)

9

Hospitality vs. Profit

10

The secret to turning first-time diners into regulars

11

4 Hours For 1 Appetizer! Waiters React to Worst Guests

12

Top 20 Sandwiches of All Time

13

The TRUTH About Mother's Day

14

10 Things No One Tells You About Being a Celebrity Chef | Chef Ryan Rondeno Interview

15

Top 10 First Date Red Flags

16

The Truth About Tipping: Cornell Professor Reveals What Really Happens

17

Cocktail Ice: Not Just a Garnish, It's an Ingredient

18

NEW Servers Fired Over These 10 Simple Mistakes?

19

The 10 Most Popular Birthday Cakes Ranked – #1 Is No Surprise

20

Dating a Bartender Exposed the Real Problem

21

Servers Make MORE Money Than Cooks

22

The Menu Lies: Top 10 Foods That Aren't What They Seem

23

7 Things Gen Z Refuses to Pay For

24

This Is Why Some Servers Don’t Want Black Tables

25

Gen Z Isn’t Drinking and Restaurants Are Cashing In

26

Hidden Economics of All You Can Eat Buffets (Fixed)

27

THESE are the Dumbest Complaints I've Ever Seen

28

Should Everyone Work at Least a Month in The Restaurant?

29

Things Customers Say That Make Servers Cringe

30

RESTAURANT TRENDS FOR 2026 Pt. 1: AI

31

Are Restaurants Secretly Refilling Liquor Bottles?

32

Stress Management for Servers | Practical Tips That Work

33

Server Burnout Is Real - Here's What to Do

34

I Quit My Restaurant Job For a 9 to 5

35

How to Survive a Double Shift

36

What's the BEST Thanksgiving Dinner Plate?

37

What's it REALLY Like During the HOLIDAY Rush in a Restaurant?

38

Las Vegas Strip on a Budget

39

They Say Vegas Is Empty… So We Went To Find Out!

40

How to Stay Out of the Weeds

41

What’s In My Apron After 30 Years on the Floor

42

Your Phone Is FILTHIER Than You Think What GERMS Are Hiding On It?

43

Does soaking your silverware in a glass of hot water really work?

44

Is Red lobster back from the dead?

45

Confusing English Words in Restaurants!

46

Top 10 National Breakfast Restaurants

47

The Weirdest Requests I've Ever Gotten from Customers

48

Restaurants Are LYING To You About Homemade Food!

49

10 Things People Steaal From Restaurants

50

Think Twice Before You’re Rude to Restaurant Staff

51

How to Order Wine Like a Pro

52

Find Out How Much Strippers Make.

53

Top 10 BEST Handheld Foods

54

Inside a Restaurant Shift

55

The Most Commonly Mispronounced Words on Menus

56

Dining Etiquette Rules

57

The Real Story Behind Service Industry Pay Revealed

58

How to Upsell Like a Pro

59

No Taxes on Tips?

60

The DoorDash Power Play: Deliveroo + SevenRooms

61

Will TRUMP Tariffs Destroy Your Favorite Restaurants?

62

Clase Azul Tequila: Is It Overrated or Worth Every Penny?

63

How Underage Drinkers Outsmart the System

64

Why These Bar Glasses Are A Nightmare to Use!

65

Is HAPPY HOUR Really Illegal in Some States?

66

What Restaurant Workers "Steal" From Work

67

Ranking the Top 10 Restaurant Breads

68

The Truth About Why Waiters Wear Black

69

Why Restaurants Give Free Bread (It's Not Just Kindness!)

70

Chicken Wing Appropriation: The Disappearance of the Whole Wing

71

The Fascinating History of Ranch Dressing Revealed

72

The Restaurant Reservation Problem:

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The Most Outrageous Restaurant Complaints Ever

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74

Fresh vs. Frozen: The Shocking Truth About Your Seafood

75

The Shocking Reason You'll Be Tipping Less This Year!

76

5 EASY WAYS TO SUCCEED in the Service Industry!

77

The Future of Dining: 5 Innovations You Can't Miss

78

Why EVERYONE Should Work in the Service Industry (At Least Once)

79

What Makes CHICK FIL A a Billion Dollar Empire?

80

Boneless Wing Debate: Saucy Nuggets or Not?

81

Las Vegas Steakhouse Showdown: Cheap Eats to High-End Dinners

82

Do Restaurant Waiters HATE When You Order THESE Items?

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83

Sebastian Maniscalco's FUNNIEST Bill Splitting Story!

84

Top 10 Restaurant Movies

85

National Guacamole Day

86

Untold Stories Behind Classic Restaurant Movie Waiting

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87

Work BFFs

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88

National Rum Day

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89

10 Challenges Every Restaurant Waiter Faces

90

10 Things You May Not Know About Restaurants

91

9 Bizarre Alcohol Combinations That May Actually Taste Amazing

92

Our Buffalo Trip: Friends, Food, and Falls | Modern Waiter Podcast Recap

93

Asking a Chef: How a Restaurant Order *actually* Comes to Life

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94

Red, White, and Food: July 4th Food Favorites

95

Don't Eat This on A First Date | Podcast Episode

96

Hilarious & Annoying: The 10 Types of Diners Waiters Know Too Well

97

5 Tips For Servers - Advice For Making MORE Money ($100K+ / Year)

98

Beyond 'You're Welcome': Polite Ways to Respond to 'Thank You'.

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99

Where Should You Go On a First Date?

100

How to Treat a Bartender (According to a Bartender)

101

Can Waiters Really Spot Bad Tippers? Break Room Ep.

102

How to Eat Alone and Not Be Scared (Tips for Solo Dining)

103

How to Quit Your Restaurant Job and Land Your Next Gig

104

Terpene Tales: Culinary Cannabis With Chef Travis Petersen

105

5 Things You Should Never Order at a Restaurant

106

Restaurant Advice I Wish Someone Told Me With Chef Ashish Alfred

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107

Do Waiters Actually Spit in People’s Food at Restaurants?

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108

Cheers to March Madness: The Ultimate Booze Bracket

109

Why Restaurant Servers hate Your Birthday Celebration

110

Extinction of the Pizza Delivery Driver

111

Unveiling the Truth About Top-Rated Restaurants

112

Valentine's Day Reality Check

113

Secrets of a Personal Chef ft. Chef Gason Nelson

114

10 Tools Waitstaff Must-Have for Seamless Service.

115

12 Restaurant Trends to Look for in 2024

116

Restaurant Secret: Dead Plate

117

Unspoken Rules Every Restaurant-Goer Should Know

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118

Surviving the Service Industry: The Hidden Risks for Restaurant Workers!

119

Problem Table

120

Chef Does Not Mince Words

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121

Christmas on the Clock

122

Journalist Turned Server

123

Season 6 Kick Off

124

Success Story: Pt. 1. World Famous Parrot Lounge

125

4th Annual Holiday Food Draft

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126

Don’t Call It a Come Back

127

Trip To Nashville

128

Why Is The Pumpkin Spiced Late So Popular?

129

Leap of Faith

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130

Customer Red Flags

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131

What I Learned From Working in the Service Industry

132

Hotel Service

133

Bachelor Party in Atlantic City

134

The Best Breakfast Cereal of All Time Pt 2

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135

The Best Breakfast Cereal of All Time Pt 1

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136

Day Drinking

137

Back to Front

138

Restaurant Movie Pt. 10: Diner (1982)

139

Drinking Game

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140

National Watermelon Day

141

How do closing shifts work in the restaurant?

142

Seniority

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143

Opening Shift

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144

Restaurant Waiters Answer Your Questions

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145

Danny’s restaurant just got a new P.O.S (Point of Sale) system

146

Things Your Restaurant Manager Wants You to Know

147

Restaurant Vocabulary

148

The Worst Holidays to Work

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149

Create an Effective Menu.

150

National waitstaff day

151

Why do 60 Percent of Restaurants Fail?

152

Servers Admit to Lying to You | Podcast Episode

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153

The Server and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Table.

154

Mastering the Art of Service: The Essential Steps of Service for Restaurant Waiters

155

How to Deal With an Incompetent Manager

156

Bad Restaurant Etiquette.

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157

How to Take a Food Order

158

How to Become a Restaurant Waiter

159

Seasonal Waiter

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160

How Buffets Restaurant Make Money

161

Pros and Cons of Restaurant Reservations

162

Fancy Restaurant

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163

Perception of Time

164

Black Inventors

165

Pie

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166

Restaurant Movie Pt. 9: Boiling Point (2021)

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167

Restaurant Podcast Journey Pt. 2

168

Restaurant Podcast Journey Pt 1

169

Restaurant Staff Meetings

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170

Why Do Restaurant Servers Hate Hot Tea?

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171

The Chef Effect: With Dave Kenney

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172

Tipped: With Barbara Sloan

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173

Bartending: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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174

Restaurant Jeopardy

175

How to Find a Good Restaurant

176

3rd Annual Holiday Food Draft

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177

There Is Something in My Food

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178

Music Is My Life: Las Vegas

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179

Shift Drinks Vegas With Jay Salonga

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180

Black People

181

Waiting on Older People

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182

Celebrating 200 Episodes

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183

Slow Season

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184

Confidence vs. Competence

185

Blurred Lines

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186

Restaurant Thief

187

How to Handle Cheap People

188

Restaurant Best and Worst

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189

Quirky Waiter Habits

190

Restaurant Dessert with Michael Muñoz

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191

What Ever Happened To...?

192

What's In Your Apron?

193

Restaurant Movie Pt. 8 Burnt

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194

Shift Drinks Bonus Episode with Cooper

195

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

196

What Happens in Vegas

197

National Fried Chicken Day

198

How to tip

199

Bread Service

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200

The Dumbwaiter

201

Control Your Tables

202

Judging Your Tables Pt. 2 with Omar

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203

Judging Your Tables

204

Why Shift Drinks?

205

Night Shift

206

Bar Life Pt. 2 (Pros and Cons)

207

Bar Life Pt. 1 (Dos and Don'ts)

208

St. Patrick's Day

209

Shift Drinks Bonus Episode with Nichole

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210

Why Do People Hate Restaurant Servers?

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211

Restaurant Misconceptions

212

National Chip and Dip Day

213

Inclusion

214

Review the Reviews Pt. 3

215

Shift Drinks Bonus Episode with Raw Chef Carla.

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216

Level Up

217

Restaurant Technology

218

Restaurant Movie Pt. 7: Good Burger

219

Leaving the Restaurant Industry

220

Crossing the Line

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221

Restaurant Shoes

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222

Training a Restaurant Server

223

Shift Drinks Bonus Episode Rude and Angry Guests

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224

Moose of Wall Street

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225

Shift Drinks Bonus Episode Dry January

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226

Upselling Pt. 2

227

Resolutions

228

Buffets

229

Get Out!

230

Airport Service

231

Hosts Pt. 2

232

3rd Anniversary Q & A

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233

Restaurant Movie Pt. 6: Dinner Rush

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234

Shift Drinks Bonus Episode with Ashley and Froggie aka Chris G.

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235

2nd Annual Holiday Food Draft

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236

Let's Get Personal

237

The Tables Are Turned

238

Shift Drinks Bonus Episode with Glue Guy (Ralph) and Smooth Guy (Roy)

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239

Steps of Service and Beyond with Jay Salonga

240

Shift Drinks Bonus Episode in Vegas With Ryan

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241

Beat the Grind

242

Drama in the Restaurant

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243

Shift Drinks bonus episode with Webb and Omar

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244

Lies Servers Tell

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245

Weather

246

Gay in the Restaurant

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247

Football

248

Service Industry Abroad Pt. 2

249

Shift Drinks Bonus Podcast with Rachel

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250

Teamwork

251

Shift Drinks Bonus Episode w/ Ashton

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252

Saying No Pt. 2

253

Shift Drinks Bonus Episode

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254

The Customer is Always Right

255

Strip Clubs

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256

Shift Drinks Bonus Episode w/ Omar

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257

Pooling Tips

258

Shift Drinks Bonus Episode w/ Chris G

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Drugs

260

Shift Drinks Bonus Episode w/ Jimmy G

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261

Anatomy of a S#*t Show

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262

Shift Drinks Bonus Episode

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263

How to Pay the Check

264

Cell Phones

265

Mispronunciations

266

Know What Grinds My Gears?

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267

Help Wanted Pt. 2

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268

Help Wanted

269

Eating Utensils Pt. 2: Design & Use

270

The History of Eating Utensils

271

Restaurant Movies: Pt. 5 Big Night

272

Candy Rush

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273

Mother's Day

274

Waiting on Service Industry People

275

Hospitality North of the Border With Matt Glover

276

Industry Profile: With Scott Lustig

277

Kids

278

Paying Your Dues

279

Brandon Tendler

280

Working Doubles

281

Server Secrets

282

Needy Guests

283

How to Deal With Difficult Managers

284

Virtual Kitchens

285

You Are How You Eat

286

The Big Game

287

How to Memorize Your Orders

288

Level Up Your Service

289

Restaurant Movies: Pt. 4: Chef

290

Are You Done With the Restaurant Biz?

291

Holiday Blues

292

Dating in The Restaurant Pt. 2

293

Dating in The Restaurant

294

Holiday Food Draft

295

The Art of Getting Cut

296

Specials

297

Drew Talbert

298

Shop Talk : Jason Raymond Pt. 2

299

Shop Talk : Jason Raymond

300

Shift Drinks

301

The State of The Industry

302

Vacation

303

100th Episode

304

Restaurant Movies: Pt. 3. Waiting

305

Oldest Restaurants In America

306

Top 10 Things Guests Do That Tick Off Your Server

307

Breakfast

308

Crappy Day

309

How to Order Like a Boss

310

Applying For A Job

311

Restaurant Movies Pt. 2: The Slammin' Salmon

312

Separate Checks

313

Fun With Co-Workers

314

Ice Cream

315

The Cash-Out

316

July 4th

317

Back to Work Pt. 2.

318

Uniforms

319

Restaurant Movies: Pt. 1 Ratatouille

320

The Pivot

321

Back to Work

322

Taking a Break

323

Brandon Bradley: Restauranteur and Author

324

Happy Birthday

325

Bonus Podcast: Friend of the Show Jerry Melgoza

326

Quarantine Life pt 5. Drinks

327

Quarantine Life pt 4. Disaster Prepper

328

Quarantine Life Pt 3. Fitness

329

Bonus Podcast: Managing partner Fred Graham

330

Quarantine Life Pt. 2 Food

331

Bonus Podcast: Private Chef Kevin Andraska

332

Quarantine Life pt 1. Adjusting

333

Spring Break

334

Rona And The Restaurant

335

Details

336

Restaurant Nightmares

337

Restaurant Menu Best and Worst

338

F.A.Q.

339

First Day

340

Valentine's Day

341

You're Cut Off

342

Closing Shift

343

Brunch

344

Generosity

345

Large Parties

346

In The Kitchen with Mateo Rodrigues

347

Christmas

348

The Schedule

349

The Restaurant Dream

350

1 Year Anniversary Show

351

Thanksgiving

352

Career Day

353

Being Late

354

"Pet" Peeves

355

8 Reasons Why Being a Waiter Sucks!

356

10 Reasons to Be a Waiter

357

Quirky Things Guests Do

358

Raw Chef Carla

359

Restaurant Stereotypes

360

Handling Rude / Angry Guests

361

That Looks Like No Fun

362

Aliens and Robots

363

Confessions of a Server

364

I Quit Pt. Two

365

I Quit

366

Vegas Baby

367

Regulars

368

Fast Food

369

Hosts

370

Restaurant GM Coach

371

Flirting With Your Server

372

A Man With A Dram

373

Weeded

374

Restaurant Musician

375

Late Diners

376

The Power of Cash

377

Upselling

378

Corporate Vs Private Part 2

379

Corporate vs Private

380

How to Get Free Stuff

381

Working Holidays

382

Food Safety

383

Sending Food Back

384

End of an Era

385

People That Annoy You

386

Pros vs. Joes

387

Restaurant Story Time

388

Restaurant Owner

389

Review The Reviews 2

390

Bartending Pt. 2

391

Bartending Pt. 1

392

Restaurant Terminology

393

Day Shift vs Night Shift

394

Table Sharks and Sidework

395

Taking Orders: Pen or No Pen

396

Saying No!

397

Service Industry Abroad

398

Review the Reviews

399

Favorite Types of Guests

400

Restaurant Secrets

401

What is Good Service?