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Fun stories from a charming maitre d‘hotel. The 1980s were wild.

I've never been to NYC, but I love gossipy memoirs with all the dirt on things that happen "behind the curtain". The author has been in the restaurant business for over 30 years and talks about the things he has experienced as a server, manager, maître d'hotel, and observer of the folks that dine in these type of places. There is a lot of crazy stories from the 80's (I mean, it's NYC, so you can imagine that these aren't for the faint of heart)

Honestly I can‘t really say if this book is more entertaining or disturbing. 😬 a fascinating window into the nyc culinary world of the 80s and 90s and therefore: debauchery 😆 oh my gosh. Some stories! If you would like to be shocked, go for it 🤣 some appalling behavior too that I won‘t forget in a hurry. narrated by the author and you‘ve got to give him credit for telling it like it is.

I describe my years in food service as sex, sarcasm & stress. Plenty of alcohol & drugs too (I didn‘t partake). That is captured here. Although C-A acknowledges the sexual antics would constitute harassment today, he also says no one was bothered back then. I hated having to sidestep sticky fingers. I said nothing because I needed the job. Doesn‘t mean I wasn‘t bothered! Also, Woody Allen deserves a table nowhere.

A very real memoir of a career in restaurants. Loud and fun in the best of ways on audio.

Decent but didn't love it like I thought I might.

1. Yoga type pants and a t-shirt. Maybe long sleeve if it's really cold!
2. Four- listening to tagged book and reading three others which is a bit much for me!
Thanks @Kshakal @TheSpineView #two4tuesday

This was entertaining and lighthearted but I came away with a bad taste in my mouth😉I really did not care for the author - hotheaded, egotistical and raunchy. Lots of name dropping and overly salacious but a quick listen with some great tidbits about NYC eateries. Listened to audio on a long bus ride from Marrakech to Essaouira, where we saw the famous goats in the Aragon trees!!!

A great debut! This is a must read for all current and recovering restaurant workers. Especially those of us of a ‘certain‘ age. Funny, sometimes shocking, this peek behind the curtain filled with stories of foodies and the famous is a whole lot of fun. #BookspinBingo #Doublespin @TheAromaofBooks #Nonfiction2023 #IWillSurvive #2023ReadySetRead @Clwojick @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

Thanks for this awesome gift @Megabooks I really appreciate your abundance of kindness 💜

Michael does for maître d‘s what Tony did for chefs. He shares front-of-house secrets and stories from his career working in fine dining in NYC from the rollicking pre-crash 80s to the post-Covid era. He does concede some of the stories contain what would likely be considered harassment and labor violations now, but he shares the times as he lived them as well as tips for scoring a hard-to-get table for your special occasion.