They call at the worst possible time. That's when people who don't work in restaurants generally call. Like sales calls at 7:00 PM, when you've people at the door and food up in the kitchen and tables that have waited a little bit too long to order drinks, they call and they want to chat.
Last night was no different. Well, it was in that the caller introduced himself as being from such-and-such TV network and can he speak to the owner or manager because they'd be interested in filming a reality TV show in OUR RESTAURANT.
Now this is a little more interesting than wondering who supplies our paper/linen/produce needs, and I'd love to pass this call on and overhear how it develops but sadly we're far too busy at the moment. From the kitchen you can hear screaming, cursing, pots banging, the owner's a little stressed as all the tables tonight have come in at the same time, Franco is running about everywhere and forgetting everything that he's doing, and so I apologize and recommend that he call back at a slightly less busy time.
I don't watch TV, don't know what's out there for programming, but I'm guessing that they'd be onto a gold mine if they could get the cameras into this restaurant; the owner, he's charming, his slightly eccentric son, the staff, well, nothing like a bunch of very unhappy overworked people to make for good drama.