Counter Culture The American Coffee Shop Waitress

Name: Counter Culture The American Coffee Shop Waitress
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ISBN: 9780801474408

ISBN-10: 080147440X

ISBN-13: 9780801474408

Edition: 2009

Authors: Candacy Taylor

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In large cities and small towns across the country, the best diners and coffee shops are more than just restaurants: they are neighborhood institutions that bring together communities. From the Gold 'N Silver Inn in Reno, Nevada to the U.S.A. Country Diner in Windsor, New Jersey, these special places are not defined by their menus or décor, but by the waitresses who have establish bonds with their customers and their communities over years-and sometimes decades-of service. Counter Culture is a window into the lives of career waitresses who have worked in diners and coffee shops for up to sixty years. Since 2001, Candacy A. Taylor (a former waitress herself) has traveled more than 26,000…

Book details

List price: $21.50
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 9/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 156
Size: 9.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.20" tall
Weight: 2.002
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Ketchup in Her Veins



Counter Intelligence



Tricks of the Trade



The Regulars



All in the Family



The Waitressing Stigma



T.I.P.S. To Insure Prompt Service



The Generation Gap



Refusing to Retire


List of Waitresses and Other Interviewees


Sources


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