Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter

by Phoebe Damrosch | Cooking, Food & Wine |
ISBN: 9780061228148 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingMyssCynwing of San Antonio, Texas USA on 4/29/2014
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Journal Entry 1 by wingMyssCynwing from San Antonio, Texas USA on Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Ordered from Amazon because I saw it was also on Spoiledrottens wishlist. I will read then pass it on.

Amazon Editorial Review

Kitchen Confidential meets Sex and the City in this delicious, behind-the-scenes memoir from the first female captain at one of New York City's most prestigious restaurants

While Phoebe Damrosch was figuring out what to do with her life, she supported herself by working as a waiter. Before long she was a captain at the New York City four-star restaurant Per Se, the culinary creation of master chef Thomas Keller.

Service Included is the story of her experiences there: her obsession with food, her love affair with a sommelier, and her observations of the highly competitive and frenetic world of fine dining.

She also provides the following dining tips:

Please do not ask your waiter what else he or she does.
Please do not steal your waiter's pen.
Please do not say you're allergic when you don't like something.
Please do not send something back after eating most of it.
Please do not make faces or gagging noises when hearing the specials—someone else at the table might like to order one of them.
After reading this book, diners will never sit down at a restaurant table the same way again.

Journal Entry 2 by wingMyssCynwing at San Antonio, Texas USA on Saturday, May 31, 2014

Released 9 yrs ago (5/31/2014 UTC) at San Antonio, Texas USA

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Ordered from Amazon because both I and spoiledrotten had it on our wish lists.
I think she is in Jersey(?) but I'm too lazy to look now. It will be packaged up and mailed this week. Enjoy! It was pretty good.

Journal Entry 3 by spoiledrotten at Waldwick, New Jersey USA on Saturday, June 21, 2014
Thanks so much for sending this wishlist book! Looking forward to reading and passing on.

Journal Entry 4 by spoiledrotten at Waldwick, New Jersey USA on Saturday, June 21, 2014
Thanks so much for sending this wishlist book! Looking forward to reading and passing on.

Journal Entry 5 by spoiledrotten at Waldwick, New Jersey USA on Thursday, July 3, 2014
This was a very interesting and entertaining story about a young woman who has the good fortune of being selected to work in NY's Per Se Restaurant when it first opens. She tells about the workings of the restaurant, staff, clientele and of course the food. Also her love affair with a coworker.

Journal Entry 6 by spoiledrotten at Binghamton, New York USA on Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Released 9 yrs ago (7/8/2014 UTC) at Binghamton, New York USA

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Sending to LaveggioCoffee as part of the 2014 KTM Challenge, 2014 TABCK Challenge and US Canada Wishlist Tag Game.
Enjoy!!!

Journal Entry 7 by wingLaveggioCoffeewing at Binghamton, New York USA on Tuesday, July 15, 2014
received this book yesterday......always a nice surprise when a gift of a wishlist book arrives.

Adding to MT TBR - thank you

Journal Entry 8 by wingLaveggioCoffeewing at Binghamton, New York USA on Saturday, April 6, 2019
Finally got around to reading this one. Enjoyable read, a little insight to the world of fine dining. I have been in hospitality most of my adult life but have never worked in fine dining so this was fun for me. I liked the writing style, beware you'll want to know the continuing story of this woman and where life takes her.....thanks again for sending.

Reserving for someone I think will enjoy this

Released 4 yrs ago (6/6/2019 UTC) at ~~~ ♥ ~~~ A Friend ~~~ ♥ ~~~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA

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was going to put this in the mail to my friend, but she surprised me at our business today, so I was able to hand deliver. Hope she enjoys it.

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