Waitress

Waitresses Sue Restaurant For $15 Million In Forced Weigh-In Suit

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 05.23.2012

New York City eatery Sutton Place Restaurant and Bar is facing some serious charges from two former waitresses, who say their boss forced them to keep...

Where Are You Taking Your Mom to Eat This Mothers' Day?

Saru Jayaraman | Posted 05.11.2012

Saru Jayaraman

This Mother's Day, wherever you take your mom, ask the manager at the end of the meal about the hourly wage of servers and bussers in the restaurant before tips, and whether they provide paid sick days.

Waitress Rips Off Grieving Widower

AP | Posted 05.02.2012

AMBRIDGE, Pa. -- Police say a western Pennsylvania waitress swiped jewelry from the home of a widower under the guise of delivering food to the grievi...

Get Hired: Restaurant Biz Adds Half A Million More Jobs

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 04.10.2012

Here's some good news for the restaurant biz: The National Restaurant Association reports that more than 560,000 restaurant jobs have been added since...

$12,000 Left At Restaurant: Tip Or Drug Money?

AP | DINESH RAMDE | Posted 04.05.2012

-- A Minnesota waitress who says a customer told her she could keep a box containing $12,000 has sued after police impounded the cash as suspected dr...

7 Ways To Reach the President

Te-Erika Patterson | Posted 05.28.2012

Te-Erika Patterson

I think I'm out of ideas. I've been trying to reach the president to tell him about The Rebuild Your Life Project jobs initiative -- United 9 to 5. ...

I Am Not an Advocate for the Homeless

Te-Erika Patterson | Posted 03.28.2012

Te-Erika Patterson

I am an advocate for people who are not afraid to fail and try again. I am an advocate for those who wish to contribute to our society. I am an advocate for those who believe they can and should attain their wildest dreams.

Astoria Characters: The Kindred Spirit

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 01.23.2012

Nancy Ruhling

It's Thanksgiving time, and Kim Parshley is getting ready to make her famous pumpkin pie. She wishes the recipe had been handed down from her grandmother. It wasn't; she was left to concoct it all by herself.

5 Great Movies About Pregnancy

AP | By CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 11.18.2011

LOS ANGELES -- This is not a spoiler: Bella has Edward's baby in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1," a human-vampire hybrid that eats h...

Astoria Characters: The Stand-Up Nanny

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 09.18.2011

Nancy Ruhling

When performer Jenn Wehrung got tired of serving people hamburgers and fries, she put down her tray and auditioned to be a nanny. She got the part and played it perfectly for three years.

Astoria Characters: The Canines' Constant Companion

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Nancy Ruhling

"Hey, Dog Walker!" The shout-out bounds across the street like a puppy fetching a stick. Erin O'Meara, leash and iPod in hand, waves.

Some People Plan, Others Move to New York City

Michelle Cacciatore | Posted 05.25.2011

Michelle Cacciatore

I spent so much time stressing about what I'm not doing that I didn't realize how lucky I was to be in this place, with these people, alive and turning another year older.

Brixx Pizza FIRES Waitress Ashley Johnson For Complaining About Tip On Facebook

AP / Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE: Brixx has posted a statement about the incident on their official Facebook page. Scroll down to read it. CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina...

Cheryl Hines Tells Letterman About Directing Her First Film, the Adrienne Shelly-Penned Serious Moonlight

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Ostroy

Adrienne wrote Serious Moonlight as her follow-up to Waitress, and was in development with it at the time of her tragic death November 1, 2006.

Celebrities Come Out Big for Adrienne Shelly Foundation eBay Auction

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Ostroy

On Monday we launched the Second Annual Adrienne Shelly Foundation eBay auction in honor of my late wife, Adrienne Shelly, writer, director, and star of the film Waitress.

Guilty Plea in Actress' NYC Slaying

AP | SAMUEL MAULL | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — A construction worker who admitted strangling actress Adrienne Shelly while robbing her apartment and then hanging her body to make i...