Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (581 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 006122815X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. 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
All rights reserved. . 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. Fast-talking and prone to do her homework, in this case assiduously absorbing Keller's French Laundry Cookbook, Damrosch starts as a backserver, and her training is intensive: attending food seminars, memorizing the acreage of Central Park and learning how not to interrupt dining couples holding hands. (Oct.)Copyright © Ree
Phoebe Damrosch is a graduate of Barnard College at Columbia University and holds an M.F.A. She lives in New York City and no longer waits on tables.. from Sarah Lawrence College
M. Lucey Bowen said I Devoured this book!. 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 lo. Well Served J. Schott 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, . "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.