As an owner of several successful restaurants, Thomas Keller delighted the audience by sharing the key to running successful restaurants and bakeries. From the extraordinary relationships he builds with individuals across the country who provide him with the highest quality of ingredients to the way in which he fosters an environment for exemplary execution, heMeer lezen over “The reach of a restaurant: Thomas Keller at TEDxEast”
Categorie archief: Inspiration
Disney characters sing Let it Go
As CrazyWaiter you can amuse your (little) guests by imitating toon characters. These men know how to do it! (after the jump an Italian version)
Do it daily tasks with flair
A nice video about how to do daily tasks with flair. It’s made by Gil Galasso, a French maitre d’hotel who won a lot of prices. His weblog is very interesting if you can read French!
Leadership and Service with the Mouse
The Company with the Mouse has an own institute for Service and Leadership, the Disney Institute. It’s very funny and nice for me to see some concepts related to my workplace and the terms I use in daily life. Their blogposts about leadership are well worth reading and their ideas match mines. I liked theMeer lezen over “Leadership and Service with the Mouse”
The CrazyWaiter serves… and pins
Pinterest is a huge source of information and inspiration. So I joined also Pinterest (read: shared my ‘private’ boards with my alter-ego), so follow me! Click at the image to see my boards. See my following list who I recommend to follow for other inspiring boards, and my likes for the pins I think interesting
Great miming in Paris… je t’aime
Paris Je t’aime is a film consisting of 18 little films each representing an arrondisement in Paris (two are left out). This video, shot near the Eiffel tower (8th arrondisement,) is written and directed by French animator Sylvain Chomet. A boy tells how his parents, both mime artists (Paul Putner and Yolande Moreau), meet in prison and fallMeer lezen over “Great miming in Paris… je t’aime”
Expert Translation… or not?
This improvisation can also be done with real guests (or collegues), with real conversations. You “translate” what the other says by using you’re fantasy, in a real language or not. A lot of variations is possible, also depending on your own knowledge of the languages and inspiration. You can add up fun with non-verbal signsMeer lezen over “Expert Translation… or not?”
Imaginary friend
One of the things to make laugh your (little) guests is an imaginairy friend. It’s a bit like the Phantom of the restaurant, but this friend is “talking” and “acting” and you have a conversation 🙂
Viva i burattini! [IT]
Viva i burattini (Long live the puppets!) is a group of Italians who play for kids. I was on holiday in Milan last summer and I saw Flavio Collicelli in the parc, playing for the Italian kids. Fantastic to see the interaction between them and Flavio which was very lively. A great inspiration for this cameriere pazzo!
Playing with accents
Today I was seater. I take the guest to the table and explain the buffet:”et voila, l’entrée, l’entrée, plat chaud, dessert“. She:”attendez monsieur je vais le traduire pour les autres… l’entrée l’entréé plat chaud dessert“. WTF!!! Being a polyglot isn’t easy, you have to fight against your accent because they don’t understand you. French isMeer lezen over “Playing with accents”
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