Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'

by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina

The restaurant industry, as many others, has been rocked by abuses of power, horrific sex scandals, and a complete disregard for women.

The business is so fragile that, for many, it comes down to only fifty or so guests a week between you and Chapter 11.

The only guarantee is that every night is going to be different and, despite the best planning by the best minds, something will go wrong.

There was now absolute and complete havoc in the dining room. One server was down, a table’s worth of food was on the floor, and guests were screaming at the staff.