European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Waiting for a better image by Mary Macvean associated press of that America s palates have matured and its lop chefs have become celebrities it is Lime Lor those who Wail tables to gel their just deserts says the society Lor american cuisine. Eight to 10 years ago people who worked in kitchens had the same Low level o self esteem thai waiters do today said Patrick o connect. Chef and co owner of the inn at Little Washington in Washington a and a major Force behind a movement to improve the image of waiters. A lot of people think it s an easy Job thai anyone can do it. But it lakes skill said Anne Tylar who wails tables at the Union Square cafe in Manhattan. You need knowledge of food and food preparation knowledge of wine and a lot of physical Tylar s recipe for the perfect waiter won her a two week culinary tour of the United slates. Her essay was selected from among 210 entries and she end other top finishers received their awards recently Al the sixth symposium on american cuisine in Charleston . The perfect waiter is made up of two parts Waller Cronkite to one part Mae West carefully blended with a cup of Mikhail Baryshnikov and a Liberal sprinkling of Mother Teresa according to Tylar �6 the Veteran newsman provides Trust and dignity West a sense of humor and adventure Baryshnikov the Grace and agility and Mother Teresa patience and altruism the contest is port of the society s year of the waiter. Other symposium topics were the image of waiters and future of lipping. The Elfort includes working to eliminate the word waitress thought to be demeaning and considering replacing tips with automatic service charges As is done in much of Europe. The essay contest q Connell said should help prove to the american diner that these people Are thinking literate but it s a slow process he said. And while o Connell is an advocate of service charges his restaurant is not among the few that have replaced tips. We Are waiting for the educational process of All this to create a Little higher degree of Comfort with the Public. But it s my firm belief that lipping has to be abolished he said it s a custom that no longer works in our Gary pern a former waiter who runs the professional waiters school in los Angeles agrees waiters Sutler from a poor image but disagrees lipping is a problem Good waiters at Good restaurants can earn Tsoo Loil .000 a week said Penn who also disagreed with the common complaint that working for lips is Walters Are in the wont position Between hungry people Anil food. Degrading too much like begging. A service charge would Cut into that and make diners what is needed he said is improved training Lor waiters. What s also needed is a Standard of service said Dorothy Cann director of the French culinary Institute in new York. In America we be just in the last to years come up with our own cuisine she said. Now we want to explore american service. We need to set standards even for diners. Ii should not be format or Stuffy but there should be Matt restaurant patrons do not understand the waiter s role o Connell said. "11 s very educational for the Public togs a Clear picture of the Range of talents and abilities required in doing what looks to them like a very simple task aside irom image the current system Means Many waiters have no pensions paid Vaca Irons insurance or other benefits Federal minimum wage Lor waiters who earn lips is $2.01 an hour $1.34 less than minimum wage. And you can lose your tip even in the problems Are not your fault she said. H a chel makes a mistake or he air conditioning is too Strong or the people at the next table Are too loud diners May exact payment for their dissatisfaction in the tip. 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