The Hungry Cowboy : service and community in a neighborhood restaurant / Karla A. Erickson.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Erickson, Karla A., 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Restaurants--Social aspects--United States.
• Hungry Cowboy (Restaurant).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At a Tex-Mex restaurant in a Minneapolis suburb, customers send Christmas and Hanukkah cards to the restaurant, bring in home-baked treats for the staff, and attend the annual employee party. One customer even posts in the entryway a sign commemorating the life of his dog. Diners and servers alike use the Hungry Cowboy as a place to gather, celebrate, relax, and even mourn. Moments such as these fascinate Karla A. Erickson, who worked for the restaurant, and they make up her new book The Hungry Cowboy . Weaving together narratives from servers, customers, and managers, Erickson explores a type

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. SPACES IN THE MARKETPLACE: Working, Dining, and Belonging at the HC; 2. PRODUCING FAMILIARITY: Servers at the Hungry Cowboy; 3. CONSUMING BELONGING: Feeling "At Home" at the Hungry Cowboy; 4. MANAGING SERVICE: Training and the Production of Ambience; 5. FEELING LIKE FAMILY: Paternalism, Loyalty, and Work Culture; CONCLUSION: Reflections on the Hungry Cowboy; Appendix; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Description based on print version record.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-185) and index.

ISBN:

• 1-282-48475-3
• 9786612484759
• 1-60473-346-2

OCLC:

472607684