The Waiting Game: The Essential Guide for Wait Staff and Managers
Author: Mike Kirkham, Peggy Weiss, Bill Crawford
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ISBN: 1580083692
Publisher: Ten Speed Press (15 June, 2002)
Sales Rank: 66,725
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
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Rating: 2 out of 5
For Beginners Only
This is a very basic, thinly-written guide for restaurant workers. A good part of the book seems to be spent identifying who does what in a restaurant; definitely not for anyone who has ever worked in an upscale restaurant. There are also plenty of cute illustrations to help drive the authors' points home to the reader; they were somewhat unnecessary and actually gave me the feeling of being something of a fluff tactic and an effort to fill up space. The book would certainly benefit those who had never worked in a restaurant or had only served/hosted/bartended/bussed in a more casual place. Do not buy this book if you have ever owned a crumber! Similar Products
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