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White House State Dinner Waiters Dish On Hospitality Under Pressure

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First Posted: 05/19/10 10:19 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:30 PM ET

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Freeman was not scheduled to work the state dinner for Mexico, but he knows what it's like to be on call for such a big night. He has gone through the Secret Service vetting and he knows the drill: Arrive early, set up the room and then leave to make way for the bomb-sniffing dogs. He has been a secondary server -- passing plates to nervous novice guests, as well as the more seasoned members of the Washington establishment. And he's even been the principal server, the one waiter designated by security who is allowed to approach the president and place his meal in front of him.

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Freeman was not scheduled to work the state dinner for Mexico, but he knows what it's like to be on call for such a big night. He has gone through the Secret Service vetting and he knows the drill: Ar...
Freeman was not scheduled to work the state dinner for Mexico, but he knows what it's like to be on call for such a big night. He has gone through the Secret Service vetting and he knows the drill: Ar...
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larry278
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09:55 PM on 05/19/2010
Face it service jobs are for people who don't talk. Blab & it's no job for you. Famous & powerful people value & pay for silence.
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johnnygoodwud
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11:10 AM on 05/19/2010
hmmm, whatever happened to ridgewells caterers? i used to live in d.c. yrs. ago, and ridgewells and design cruisine were the big names. big time parties are fun for the first couple times, but after doing it for 10 yrs. it's just a job.
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