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Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D
by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina
This book is like sitting at the bar of your favorite restaurant and people watching in the grittiest and realest way. Michael Cecci-Azzolina shares all of his front of the house stories from years in some of the most prestigious restaurants in NYC. I've seen this compared to Anthony Bordain's Kitchen Confidential, and I would agree with that. Take that but make it front of the house. This is raw, scandalous, and full of sex, drugs, and some rock and roll characters. It's an honest view of what goes on in restaurants and Michael does not hold back.
One of the reasons I really loved this book is that the chapters are short, and it was easy to pick up in between tasks. The book was a quick read, and felt like a scandalous, gossip column at times.
If you like food writing, but want more of the logistics behind how restaurants work, this would be the book to read. It was one of the more fun memoirs I read this year, and I have recommended it to so many people!
One of the reasons I really loved this book is that the chapters are short, and it was easy to pick up in between tasks. The book was a quick read, and felt like a scandalous, gossip column at times.
If you like food writing, but want more of the logistics behind how restaurants work, this would be the book to read. It was one of the more fun memoirs I read this year, and I have recommended it to so many people!