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Book Review of Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter

Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter
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Helpful Score: 2


This is one of my favorite culinary memoirs to date. Her dry wit and brutal honesty are in line with Anthony Bourdain's writing style. While there may not be many "secrets" revealed in Damrosch's book, we get to see a typically hidden side of 4-star service and fine dining as she recalls working as a server in Thomas Keller's Per Se restaurant in New York.

I would gladly pick up any book written by Damrosch in the future. I also cannot wait to visit Per Se or French Laundry restaurants as her food descriptions had my mouth watering.