Front of the House: Restaurant Manners, Misbehaviors & SecretsSimon and Schuster, 31 mars 2015 - 208 pages In the bestselling tradition of Restaurant Man and Setting the Table, Front of the House is a revealing and wryly humorous behind-the-scenes look at the gracious art of great restaurant service. Great restaurant service is a gracious art that's been studied, practiced and polished by Jeff Benjamin, two-time James Beard Award nominee and managing partner of Philadelphia's acclaimed Vetri family of restaurants. Sagacious and observant, he beckons us behind the scenes for an insider's look at reserving a table, what your server thinks of you, what it takes to get ejected from a fine restaurant and a host of other revelations. |
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FOREWORD | 11 |
The Art of the Reservation | 25 |
Creating Flow | 39 |
AT YOUR SERVICE | 47 |
Help Us Help You | 64 |
Cast of Characters | 81 |
The Tipping Point | 94 |
BE OUR GUESTS | 105 |
Guests These Days | 118 |
The Price of Wine | 134 |
The Bar | 150 |
Checking In | 156 |
Eight Things You May Not KnowBut Should | 170 |
Food Critics | 183 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 199 |
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