Search - Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States (P.S.)

I really liked this book. It is not a very challenging read, but captivating none-the-less. If you have been bitten by the travel bug, this book will worsen your symptoms (in a good way). I definitely recommend reading this book.

The story of Dishwasher Pete, slacker on a mission. Part adventure, part parody, and part miraculous journey of self-discovery. Pete washed the nation's dishes from 1989 to 2001, from a bagel joint in New Mexico to a Mexican joint in Brooklyn, from a dinner train in Rhode Island to the Lawrence Welk Resort in Branson, Missouri, from an upper-crust ladies' club to a crusty hippie commune. I enjoyed the easy, fun read and was actually rather (pleasantly) surprised by the ending.

This was a pretty amusing memoir... though, I must admit, I was pretty disappointed that he didn't make it to all 50 states. Not that what he did do - and for as long as he did it - wasn't amazing in its own way. This seemed pretty reminiscent of Sedaris' writing in some ways and it was certainly a fast read.
A fair warning, it has some DEFINITELY DISGUSTING parts - and if you think about it too much when reading it, I wouldn't recommend eating out, ever again... It was certainly a different topic and I would read his book about bicycling in Amsterdam when it comes out.