“The Waiter” by Matias Faldbakken (2017)

“The Hills dates from a time when pigs were pigs and swine were swine.”

Two books in a month about working in hospitality seems a bit much, especially given that’s what I do with my day anyway. But here we are. This’ll do for now.

The Hills is a Oslo-based restaurant steeped in tradition. Every day, the same pianist plays the same songs, the same customers come and order the same wine, and the same waiter patrols the tables, keeping everything in check. He prides himself on his custome...