Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter

A head server at a renowned NYC restaurant dishes out stories and trade secrets from the world of fine dining in this behind-the-scenes memoir.

While recent college grad Phoebe Damrosch was figuring out what to do with her life, she supported herself by working as a waiter. Before long she was a captain at the legendary four-star restaurant Per Se, the culinary creation of master chef Thomas Keller.

Service Included is the story of her experiences there: her obsession with food, her love affair with a sommelier, and her observations of the highly competitive and frenetic world of fine dining. Along the way, she provides insider dining tips, such as: • Never ask your waiter what else • he or she does. • Never send something back after eating most of it. • Never make gagging noises when hearing the specials—someone else at the table might like to order one.

© 2023 William Morrow (Ebook): 9780061833786

Release date

Ebook: 18 August 2023