Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (759 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 006122815X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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"I Devoured this book!" according to M. Lucey Bowen. I'll admit to owning all of Thomas Keller's cookbooks, and that one of my favorite recipes is the special dish he created for the movie Ratatouille. My son's roommates from college were able to get reservations for French Laundry last summer, and invited us along. To eat food that is conceived, prepared and served with such love is something that is for me at least a once-in-this-lifetime-it's-worth-it experience. So i was prep. Well Served I, for one, enjoyed how the author travels the reader to and fro her job, her heart and the late-night dinning scene in NYC. Next time I am in the city, I will be sure to conduct a few bone marrow comparisons (winners as well as losers will be posted). As for her relationship with the wine guy in the book - who can blame him, at lest in the beginning, for what, having a good time? You're young, presumably pretty good looking, y. "Fun and realistic look at 5 star restaurant life from the inside" according to S. Baars Stanton. This is a very fun in depth look at the world of 5 star restaurant servers and the way the industry shapes their lives. Phoebe does a great job of weaving the personal and professional experiences of her life into an enjoyable read that anyone, especially professionals in the industry, can appreciate.
Before long she was the only female captain at the four-star New York City restaurant Per Se during its first year. Warning: May contain material offensive to vegans, pharmaceutical lobbyists, and those on a low-sodium diet. Service Included is the story of her obsession with food, her love affair with a sommelier, and her amusing, eye-opening, and sometimes shocking experiences in the fascinating, frenetic, highly competitive world of fine dining.Sitting down at a restaurant table will never be the same.. Animals were harmed during the writing of this book.While Phoebe Damrosch was waiting for life to happen, she supported herself by working as a waitress
from Sarah Lawrence College. She lives in New York City and no longer waits on tables.. Phoebe Damrosch is a graduate of Barnard College at Columbia University and holds an M.F.A
(Indeed, the place receives four stars.) She begins a romance with Andre the sommelier. From Publishers Weekly A charming debut by a former waiter at the New York City restaurant Per Se slips in some high-end tricks of the trade. In a few months, she's elevated to captain (a rare job for a woman), which entails navigating guests through the elaborate menus and essentially learning the subtleties of putting the guest at ease. Anticipating desire becomes Damrosch's role, as well as making sure New York Times food critic Frank Bruni has the best meal of his life. Fast-talking and prone to do her homewor