What I learned from a summertime job at a greasy spoon

What I learned from a summertime job at a greasy spoon

Personal essay by Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN (CNN) — Josh the line cook leaned on the doorframe, burgers steaming on the hot plate behind him. He was arguing that “Point Break” is the best sports movie of all time. I disagreed. “Point Break” is no “Friday Night Lights.” “Hot take, Ruskell!” He handed me a basket of fried pickles. “You’re so wrong!” It was the summer before junior year. I was a waitress at Granby Grill, a little diner in a neighbo…