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Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina
4 reviews
daisyreads1171's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug use, Bullying, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism
amcgriff's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
1.5
I read Kitchen Confidential years ago, but from what I remember it was much better. It felt like the author wanted to be shocking and revelatory. But it's not shocking as much as it is repetitive tales of bad behavior, mundane adrenaline tinged services and faux disasters in the making with wealthy people and celebrities sprinkled throughout. Anyone that worked front of house will have moments of feeling nostalgic or have PTSD flashbacks, maybe a little of both.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Alcohol, Drug use, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Physical abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Minor: Death, Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
jenscozylife's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, and Sexual harassment
krysley's review against another edition
funny
informative
fast-paced
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for allowing me to listen to this audiobook in exchange for an honest, unbiased opinion.
If your favorite episode of Top Chef is Restaurant Wars, then you'll need to read this. The anecdotes are very informative about how the front of the house is run, but seeing behind the scenes is even better. It is an excellent companion book to Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential, though not quite as well written.
It did get a little tiring in the middle to hear about everyone's sex life and Michael Cecchi-Azzolina likes to name drop a lot (though we hardly ever get to hear about the top female chefs he's encountered).
I would highly recommend listening to it because Cecchi-Azzolina does an excellent job. His acting background shines through in his performance. Just overall enjoyable.
If your favorite episode of Top Chef is Restaurant Wars, then you'll need to read this. The anecdotes are very informative about how the front of the house is run, but seeing behind the scenes is even better. It is an excellent companion book to Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential, though not quite as well written.
It did get a little tiring in the middle to hear about everyone's sex life and Michael Cecchi-Azzolina likes to name drop a lot (though we hardly ever get to hear about the top female chefs he's encountered).
I would highly recommend listening to it because Cecchi-Azzolina does an excellent job. His acting background shines through in his performance. Just overall enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, Addiction, Excrement, Bullying, and Racism
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