was very good but not mind-reader like service Phoebe mentioned in the book. However, perhaps the student just got better than the teacher. I’ve been to Per Se a couple of times and the level of service was exceptional. I...

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I have read quite a few food books over the years. I was wondering, what are some the Chowhounds favorites? I just read Service Included by Phoebe Damrosch, which was excellent.

I’ve been reading- Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter by Phoebe Damrosch... and have been craving a fine meal... with the rare and beloved: bone marrow. Any advice?

://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15732097 February 13th - Phoebe Damrosch, “Service Included: Four Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter” (food memoir about working at Thomas Keller’s Per Se)...

- Phoebe Damrosch's "Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter" - Not all about servers / serving, but in that line, “Hotel Bemelmans” by Ludwig Bemelman - An oral history collection, "Hey,...

I just started reading it this morning – very engagingly written – am looking forward to picking it up again on the way home (NYC subway). So far I like it a lot better than “Service Included” by Phoebe...

“Service Included” by Phoebe Damrosch. Behind the scene at Per Se restaurant.

Better that than the other style of memoir, including all sorts of tedious maundering about relationships and other woes (e.g. Service Included by Phoebe Damrosch, which the NY Times mystifyingly chose as one of their best books...

. “Service Included” by Phoebe Damrosch is interesting for the parts about service at Per Se, but the parts about her personal life were not compelling to me in the least. Anthony Bourdain’s books are...

Reichl. Oh! also, Service Included by Phoebe Damrosch.

had read Phoebe Damrosch's book before our trip, so knew how rigorous the training is for Per Se staff and it was so great to experience it first hand. The Pretzel Bread! Ooohh mother may I? Amazing! :) I believe they bake several...