christa's review of Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter
Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter by Phoebe Damrosch
now replacing "addiction memoirs" as my favorite genre: food memoirs. this is a quick read by a foodie who works her way into a career as a waiter per se -- which is eventually named a four-star restaurant. the story follows preparing for per se's opening, to the central conflict -- impressing nyt's recognizable food critic during frank bruni on his six visits. in the meantime, damrosch is negotiating a tricky relationship with a somelier named andre who is still living with his exish girlfriend who also works at the restaurant.
i liked the insider inforomation and kept my food encyclopedia handy ie: what is a tripe? a lot of her humor requires an understanding of a) the food industry; b) food. as with anything that you must be really into to really enjoy, reading this and getting her jokes feels really exclusive and geeky. there is just one chapter devoted to the quirks of the restaurant's regulars -- diners who fall asleep, snort between courses, need an extra chair for...more
i liked the insider inforomation and kept my food encyclopedia handy ie: what is a tripe? a lot of her humor requires an understanding of a) the food industry; b) food. as with anything that you must be really into to really enjoy, reading this and getting her jokes feels really exclusive and geeky. there is just one chapter devoted to the quirks of the restaurant's regulars -- diners who fall asleep, snort between courses, need an extra chair for...more
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