Restaurant Books

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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.19 — 375,734 ratings — published 2000
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Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,302 ratings — published 2006
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Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.42 — 34,000 ratings — published 2022
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Restaurant Success by the Numbers: A Money-Guy's Guide to Opening the Next Hot Spot Restaurant Success by the Numbers: A Money-Guy's Guide to Opening the Next Hot Spot (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.87 — 537 ratings — published 2007
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See You at Harry's See You at Harry's (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.13 — 13,819 ratings — published 2012
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Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D' Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D' (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.69 — 12,220 ratings — published 2022
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Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.55 — 14,544 ratings — published 2008
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Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.46 — 4,227 ratings — published 2007
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The Blue Bistro The Blue Bistro (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.96 — 76,258 ratings — published 2005
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Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.61 — 30,907 ratings — published 2023
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Eat Mor Chikin: Inspire More People: Doing Business the Chick-fil-A Way Eat Mor Chikin: Inspire More People: Doing Business the Chick-fil-A Way (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,188 ratings — published 2002
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The Moosewood Cookbook: Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant, Ithaca, New York The Moosewood Cookbook: Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant, Ithaca, New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.94 — 53,803 ratings — published 1977
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Sweetbitter Sweetbitter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.33 — 78,790 ratings — published 2016
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Quentins Quentins (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.95 — 27,763 ratings — published 2002
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3 Star Chef 3 Star Chef (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.23 — 120 ratings — published 1988
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World Atlas of Wine World Atlas of Wine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,354 ratings — published 1971
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Pizza for Birds (Chez Bob, 2) Pizza for Birds (Chez Bob, 2)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.36 — 244 ratings — published
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Peking Duck and Cover (Noodle Shop Mystery, #10) Peking Duck and Cover (Noodle Shop Mystery, #10)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,467 ratings — published 2024
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Dim Sum Palace Dim Sum Palace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.07 — 913 ratings — published 2023
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Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust (Deep Dish Mysteries, #2) Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust (Deep Dish Mysteries, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,203 ratings — published 2023
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Six Feet Deep Dish (Deep Dish Mysteries, #1) Six Feet Deep Dish (Deep Dish Mysteries, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.82 — 2,348 ratings — published 2022
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Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built an Iconic Brand Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built an Iconic Brand (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.05 — 915 ratings — published 2019
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No Parm No Foul (Grilled Cheese Mysteries #2) No Parm No Foul (Grilled Cheese Mysteries #2)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,806 ratings — published 2022
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Hot and Sour Suspects (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #8) Hot and Sour Suspects (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #8)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,513 ratings — published 2022
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Out of Line: A Life of Playing with Fire Out of Line: A Life of Playing with Fire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.72 — 862 ratings — published 2017
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Chez Bob Chez Bob (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,754 ratings — published 2021
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Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto [A Cookbook] Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto [A Cookbook] (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.52 — 3,020 ratings — published 2015
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Faviken Faviken (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.41 — 403 ratings — published 2012
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A Pho Love Story A Pho Love Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.65 — 22,502 ratings — published 2021
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The Complete Restaurant Management Guide The Complete Restaurant Management Guide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 1998
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Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1) Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.65 — 13,879 ratings — published 2018
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Worth the Risk (Pine Valley, #1) Worth the Risk (Pine Valley, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.91 — 978 ratings — published
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Dine With Me (Table for Two #2) Dine With Me (Table for Two #2)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.03 — 569 ratings — published 2019
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Murder Lo Mein (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #3) Murder Lo Mein (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.77 — 4,769 ratings — published 2019
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Happy Belly, Happy Smile Happy Belly, Happy Smile (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.40 — 131 ratings — published 2009
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Tossed Into Love (Fluke My Life, #3) Tossed Into Love (Fluke My Life, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.14 — 8,094 ratings — published 2018
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The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.01 — 593,529 ratings — published 2013
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Queen of Klutz (The Sibby Series, #1) Queen of Klutz (The Sibby Series, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.26 — 5,485 ratings — published 2015
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Last Night at the Lobster Last Night at the Lobster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.60 — 13,465 ratings — published 2007
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The Opposite of You (Opposites Attract, #1) The Opposite of You (Opposites Attract, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.01 — 12,019 ratings — published 2017
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The Coincidence of Coconut Cake The Coincidence of Coconut Cake (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.72 — 19,950 ratings — published 2015
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Tantalize (Tantalize, #1) Tantalize (Tantalize, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.31 — 13,279 ratings — published 2007
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.20 — 315,448 ratings — published 1980
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The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.28 — 7,298 ratings — published 2014
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Yes, Chef Yes, Chef (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.86 — 18,687 ratings — published 2012
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Memoir of the Sunday Brunch Memoir of the Sunday Brunch (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,032 ratings — published 2012
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The Gramercy Tavern Cookbook The Gramercy Tavern Cookbook (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.14 — 160 ratings — published 2013
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“I love this place already," Max says as he gazes at the flying saucer not op of the blue-and-coral-pink building that is South Beach Fish Market.
The hole-in-the-wall seafood joint is quirky for sure with the random artwork and sculptures all over the exterior. Giant cartoon renderings of fish and crustaceans in vivid colors adorn the outside, while the roof boasts a silver flying saucer and a lighthouse.
"Wait until you taste the food," I say.
It's a long wait in line, but I know once we get our meals and find a spot to sit down at one of the outdoor picnic tables, it'll be worth it.
As we sit down, I savor the clear summer weather with the sun shining bright above us, offering warmth against the brisk coastal breeze. When the aroma of spices, lemon, and batter hits my nose, my stomach roars. I inhale my fish and chips before Max is even halfway done with his oysters and halibut.
"Damn," he says around a mouthful of food. "Sometimes I forget how monstrous your appetite is. I would have never guessed given your size. But every time I watch you eat, I'm reminded all over again."
I dig into my clam chowder. "Food is my life. I am not ashamed of it.”
Sarah Echavarre Smith, The Boy With the Bookstore

“A friend once told her that he had seen graffiti in a restaurant's men's room that read, "Gael Greene uses a thesaurus.”
Dwight Garner, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading

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