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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 4.20 — 409,615 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 14 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.03 — 9,965 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 12 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.40 — 46,390 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 — 549 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 — 13,933 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 — 13,465 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 3.56 — 14,692 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 3.47 — 4,277 ratings — published 2007
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Sweetbitter Sweetbitter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.33 — 80,350 ratings — published 2016
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The Blue Bistro The Blue Bistro (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.94 — 87,951 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 3.60 — 33,614 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 4.04 — 1,278 ratings — published 2002
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Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1) Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.64 — 15,215 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 54,740 ratings — published 1977
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Quentins Quentins (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.95 — 28,426 ratings — published 2002
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3 Star Chef 3 Star Chef (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.24 — 121 ratings — published 1988
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World Atlas of Wine World Atlas of Wine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,410 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 3.33 — 274 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 3.94 — 1,799 ratings — published 2024
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Dim Sum Palace Dim Sum Palace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,037 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 4.03 — 1,540 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 3.76 — 3,098 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 4.04 — 998 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 3.94 — 1,985 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 — 2,857 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 — 872 ratings — published 2017
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Chez Bob Chez Bob (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,823 ratings — published 2021
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Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.52 — 3,074 ratings — published 2015
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Faviken Faviken (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 4.42 — 408 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 — 23,045 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 4.75 — 4 ratings — published 1998
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Worth the Risk (Pine Valley, #1) Worth the Risk (Pine Valley, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,015 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 4.02 — 577 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 — 5,210 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 — 8,180 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 — 609,103 ratings — published 2013
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Who Moved My Goat Cheese? (Farm-to-Fork #1) Who Moved My Goat Cheese? (Farm-to-Fork #1)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.91 — 2,758 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 5,497 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 — 14,051 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 4.00 — 12,129 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 — 20,370 ratings — published 2015
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Tantalize (Tantalize, #1) Tantalize (Tantalize, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.31 — 13,298 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 4.19 — 325,787 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 — 7,460 ratings — published 2014
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Yes, Chef Yes, Chef (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as restaurant)
avg rating 3.86 — 18,913 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 3.68 — 1,054 ratings — published 2012
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Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“A good spice often deceives us into thinking that someone is a good cook.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“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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