Why do women bring your food at local diners, while in high-end establishments waiters are almost always men? DISH, by Maya Gallus, answers this question in a delicious, well-crafted deconstruction of waitressing and our collective fascination with an enduring popular icon. Digging beyond the obvious, Gallus, who waited tables in her teens, explores diverse dynamics between food servers and customers, as well as cultural biases and attitudes they convey. Her feminist analysis climbs the socio-economic ladder—from the bustling world of lower-end eateries, where women prevail as wait staff, to the more genteel male-dominated sphere of haute cuisine. Astute, amusing observations from women on the job in Ontario’s truck stop diners, Montreal’s topless"sexy restos," a Parisian super-luxe restaurant, and Tokyo’s fantasy "maid cafés", as well as male customers’ telling comments, disclose how gender, social standing, earning opportunities, and working conditions intersect in the food service industry.

Women Make Movies

Waitresses -- Interviews, Table service -- Social aspects

Gallus, Maya (producer), Pimlott, Justine (producer), Gallus, Maya (director), Gallus, Maya (director), Jankovic, Jane (editor), Kazala, David (editor), Bachmann, Harald (cinematographer), Brownstone, Keir (composer), Women Make Movies (Firm) (producer), Women Make Movies (Firm) (distributor)

00:58:18 (HH:MM:SS)

English

adult/continuing education, higher education, college, high school (grades 10-12)

Name	Women Make Movies
Role	distributor
Telephone	212-925-0606
Address	462 Broadway, STE 500, New York, NY 10013
Email	[email protected]

2012-01-01

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