Sterling Constant Is Celebrating 50 Years at Antoine’s in July

If you’ve ever eaten at Antoine’s it’s likely you’ve seen Sterling Constant’s face. July 7th, 2017 marks Constant’s 50th year as a waiter at the legendary NOLA restaurant (which itself celebrated its own 175th anniversary in 2015.)

At Antoine’s, serving as a waiter is truly a career — one that requires years of training and apprenticeship before actually serving customers on the floor. Constant began his work at Antoine’s at the tender age of 16, as a line cook, then served as an apprentice waiter for five years. 1977 marked Constant’s graduation to full waiter. In the time since, he’s waited on the famous ( Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason), Mardi Gras revelers and hungry local regulars alike. Antoine’s longest-running waiter is also the dean of the restaurant’s wait staff.

Though Constant is now 66, he has no plans on stopping service anytime soon — though he is thinking about cutting back slightly from his five-day work week.

Constant is being celebrated at the restaurant in July 9th at 4:30.