Service included
Subtitle: four-star secrets of an eavesdropping waiter
By: Phoebe Damrosch
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780061228148
Subjects: Food service; Waitresses; Per Se (Restaurant); Biography; Anecdotes
Description: Damrosch, former waiter at the New York City restaurant Per Se, details her career as a waiter, describing the intimate workings of restaurant table service at its best. Tales of critics and celebrities spice up the memoir with a few tips on how to earn a waiter's respect sprinkled throughout.
Table of contents: title: The art of the day job; title: Food porn; title: Mosquitoes on toast; title: Fire!; title: Four-star mistress; title: Being frank; title: No bones about it; title: The fault, dear Bruni; title: Not in the stars; title: Underlings; title: I can hear you; title: City love; title: Service included; title: A few more tips; title: Afterword: My dinner with André; title: Per se menu.