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A review by jonjas
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina
4.0
Audiobook-
I really enjoyed it, mostly to hear about how entitled and outta control rich folk can be, how knuckle-draggingly dumb some of our wealthiest are. Socialism now, please, Jeff no one really loves you, they love your money, Jeff.
Anywho- first review I read called out the author’s misogyny, but I’d kinda push back that everyone’s attractiveness is judged in the book, male or female. Like, I get it, I do see how the same traits he might like in a male colleague are somehow terrible to him with “Iron Bottoms”, but I also think that’s kinda a small sample size. He also felt “Iron” was kinda stepping on his toes/doing his job, so ya his portrayal of her ain’t great. He complimented the personalities of other female colleagues, and called a bunch of male coworkers assholes. If he’s reflecting on the beauty of a rich guy’s date, I’m sorry, that’s not really the author’s misogyny so much as society- he has money, she has looks, that’s just kinda part of the story/background. But whatever, minor point but I wanted to address it- can definitely see what the reviewer is talking about, definitely part of our society, and maybe you see it in the author too- idk, I guess I’d see that as his honest impression, for good or bad.
Anywho, bit more of a memoir than I expected, with more introspection than I thought there’d be as well. Somethin from one of the earlier chapters grabbed me, where he says somethin like “we’re all from broken homes or bad situations, looking for a place where we can please people, play our role, and fit in somewhere.” Idk, he said it better, but I just found that interesting- that he can kinda see the psychological factors that make people eager to serve in such a demanding and odd industry. I wonder if he ever came across Sartre and the concept of “living in bad faith”, because he seems very aware of how being a waiter/server/maitre d matches his personality, but is also a different role from his natural self.
I really enjoyed it, mostly to hear about how entitled and outta control rich folk can be, how knuckle-draggingly dumb some of our wealthiest are. Socialism now, please, Jeff no one really loves you, they love your money, Jeff.
Anywho- first review I read called out the author’s misogyny, but I’d kinda push back that everyone’s attractiveness is judged in the book, male or female. Like, I get it, I do see how the same traits he might like in a male colleague are somehow terrible to him with “Iron Bottoms”, but I also think that’s kinda a small sample size. He also felt “Iron” was kinda stepping on his toes/doing his job, so ya his portrayal of her ain’t great. He complimented the personalities of other female colleagues, and called a bunch of male coworkers assholes. If he’s reflecting on the beauty of a rich guy’s date, I’m sorry, that’s not really the author’s misogyny so much as society- he has money, she has looks, that’s just kinda part of the story/background. But whatever, minor point but I wanted to address it- can definitely see what the reviewer is talking about, definitely part of our society, and maybe you see it in the author too- idk, I guess I’d see that as his honest impression, for good or bad.
Anywho, bit more of a memoir than I expected, with more introspection than I thought there’d be as well. Somethin from one of the earlier chapters grabbed me, where he says somethin like “we’re all from broken homes or bad situations, looking for a place where we can please people, play our role, and fit in somewhere.” Idk, he said it better, but I just found that interesting- that he can kinda see the psychological factors that make people eager to serve in such a demanding and odd industry. I wonder if he ever came across Sartre and the concept of “living in bad faith”, because he seems very aware of how being a waiter/server/maitre d matches his personality, but is also a different role from his natural self.