Waiting for Tips

Larry and Mitchell Cohen

Written by Larry Cohen, this coming-of-age memoir follows four summers waiting tables in the Catskills — from a Brooklyn childhood to the dining rooms of the Borscht Belt — and the different kinds of tips a young waiter takes home: the envelopes of cash, and the harder-earned lessons about family, work, and life.

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Written by Larry Cohen, this coming-of-age memoir follows four summers waiting tables in the Catskills — from a Brooklyn childhood to the dining rooms of the Borscht Belt — and the different kinds of tips a young waiter takes home: the envelopes of cash, and the harder-earned lessons about family, work, and life.