Customers, We Do Mock at Your Pain and Embarassment!

So at UES Restaurant, there are a set of stairs connecting one dining room to the second dining room. The kitchen is an open kitchen, so cooks can see out easily into the dining room and at the customers coming down the stairs.

I was walking behind a couple with their coats while the other hostess was in front leading them to their table. Right as she says,"Watch your step," at the stairs, the man slips a few steps, loses his balance, luckily he didn't fall down on his ass, but it still wasn't slick either.

I find out later that the whole kitchen puts money into a pot everyday. Money goes to the one who guesses correctly when a customer is going to fall down the stairs. I asked the sous chef if I could join in on the pot (girl needs money yo!), and he said, "No, you hostesses are the ones that make it happen. Don't tell them to watch their step!"

Gotcha!