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Warning: May contain material offensive to vegans, pharmaceutical lobbyists, and those on a low-sodium diet. Animals were harmed during the writing of this book. While Phoebe Damrosch was waiting for life to happen, she supported herself by working as a waitress. Before long she was the... read more
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Summary
This book follows the life of a server, Phoebe Damrosch, while she waits tables, and shares her perspective. It is a good read, especially for those that have never been in the business. Restaurateurs, and more notably servers can at times wear 4-5 hats at once. "Server, Actor, Baby-sitter,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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“"food porn." 'the art of the day job." "avoid using terms like signature, or chef's choice." "restaurant right of way: guest first, then hot food, then cold food." "if you want to understand commitment, chef explained, all you have to do is look at the breakfast of bacon and eggs. The chicken was involved, but the pig was committed." "waiting - tangible skill set." "called wine, bangin." "described bottles as Victoria's Secret (silky, lacy and seductive) and claimed to smell like lathered ponies." "two different wine keys - labeled "chocalate mousse," and "bad mo fo." "the only profession to which I would liken the restaurant dating scene would be the theater. The romance with the co-star/co-worker ends when the pay ends or when the waiter moves to a different restaurant. Then it's on to the next play or restaurant and another crew of beautiful, young and restless actors with too much time on their hands and career aspirations easily put on hold for another beer or sex."”
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Authors & Contributors
- Phoebe Damrosch (Author)
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