Food Service Books

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Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as food-service)
avg rating 4.04 — 336,738 ratings — published 2022
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Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-service)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,474 ratings — published 2006
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-service)
avg rating 4.19 — 382,929 ratings — published 2000
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Hope Was Here Hope Was Here (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-service)
avg rating 4.01 — 21,476 ratings — published 2000
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Getting Nawty with the Coyote (Coyote Bound Book 3) Getting Nawty with the Coyote (Coyote Bound Book 3)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 4.22 — 49 ratings — published
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Care and Feeding Care and Feeding (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.55 — 7,904 ratings — published
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It's My Company Too!: How Entangled Companies Move Beyond Employee Engagement for Remarkable Results It's My Company Too!: How Entangled Companies Move Beyond Employee Engagement for Remarkable Results (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 4.27 — 26 ratings — published 2012
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Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 4.08 — 26,027 ratings — published 2013
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.95 — 87,088 ratings — published 2023
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Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 4.42 — 37,167 ratings — published 2022
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Restaurant Success by the Numbers: A Money-Guy's Guide to Opening the Next Hot Spot Restaurant Success by the Numbers: A Money-Guy's Guide to Opening the Next Hot Spot (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.87 — 541 ratings — published 2007
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Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.86 — 48,796 ratings — published 2010
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 4.19 — 210,775 ratings — published 2006
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No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,954 ratings — published 2007
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A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 4.11 — 31,531 ratings — published 2001
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Turning the Tables: Restaurants from the Inside Out Turning the Tables: Restaurants from the Inside Out (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 2.93 — 133 ratings — published 2005
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Battle Royal (Palace Insiders, #1) Battle Royal (Palace Insiders, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.76 — 13,381 ratings — published 2021
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Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D' Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D' (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.69 — 12,532 ratings — published 2022
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Prick with a Fork: The World's Worst Waitress Spills the Beans Prick with a Fork: The World's Worst Waitress Spills the Beans (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.08 — 246 ratings — published 2015
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The Bitchy Waiter: Tales, Tips & Trials from a Life in Food Service The Bitchy Waiter: Tales, Tips & Trials from a Life in Food Service (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.97 — 192 ratings — published
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Rebel Chef: In Search of What Matters Rebel Chef: In Search of What Matters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.50 — 1,990 ratings — published 2020
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Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.97 — 15,878 ratings — published 2017
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Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.69 — 7,872 ratings — published 2014
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Don't Sing at the Table: Life Lessons from My Grandmothers Don't Sing at the Table: Life Lessons from My Grandmothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.73 — 2,257 ratings — published 2010
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Cooking with My Sisters: One Hundred Years of Family Recipes, from Bari to Big Stone Gap Cooking with My Sisters: One Hundred Years of Family Recipes, from Bari to Big Stone Gap (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.97 — 618 ratings — published 2004
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Restaurant Confidential: The Shocking Truth about What You're Really Eating When You're Eating Out Restaurant Confidential: The Shocking Truth about What You're Really Eating When You're Eating Out (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.37 — 54 ratings — published 2002
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Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,699 ratings — published 2011
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The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.69 — 10,647 ratings — published 2007
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Hey, Waitress!: The USA from the Other Side of the Tray Hey, Waitress!: The USA from the Other Side of the Tray (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.53 — 74 ratings — published 2002
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Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.55 — 14,562 ratings — published 2008
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Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.95 — 48,473 ratings — published 2005
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The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,375 ratings — published 2000
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Fork It Over: The Intrepid Adventures of a Professional Eater Fork It Over: The Intrepid Adventures of a Professional Eater (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.46 — 446 ratings — published 2004
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Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.46 — 4,243 ratings — published 2007
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The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 4.10 — 8,173 ratings — published 1997
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Waiting: The True Confessions of a Waitress Waiting: The True Confessions of a Waitress (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.58 — 2,971 ratings — published 2000
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Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 4.08 — 39,355 ratings — published 1998
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Planning and Control for Food and Beverage Operations Planning and Control for Food and Beverage Operations (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 4.34 — 35 ratings — published 1986
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Stef Soto, Taco Queen Stef Soto, Taco Queen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 3.88 — 2,433 ratings — published 2017
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Career Diary of a Caterer (Gardner's Guide series) Career Diary of a Caterer (Gardner's Guide series)
by (shelved 1 time as food-service)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2007
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Jennifer Baumgardner
“Grizzled white men poured drinks and dispensed dubious wisdom. Young white women in tight clothes delivered the food and the smiles and said "sorry" all the time. Short brown men cooked it all and cleaned it all up, and still managed to rise above the racial oppression of the United states to make kissing sounds at us waitresses whenever we were in the kitchen.”
Jennifer Baumgardner, Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics

Criss Jami
“A man who goes into a restaurant and blatantly disrespects the servers shows a strong discontent with his own being. Deep down he knows that restaurant service is the closest thing he will ever experience to being served like a king.”
Criss Jami, Killosophy

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