Dinner
Dinner

Author: César Aira

Publisher: New Directions Publishing

Published: 2015-10-06

Total Pages: 77

ISBN-13: 0811221091

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Was it a nightmare—the result of a bad case of indigestion—or did something truly scary happen after dinner in the Argentine town of Coronel Pringles? One Saturday night a bankrupt bachelor in his sixties and his mother dine with a wealthy friend. They discuss their endlessly connected neighbors. They talk about a mysterious pit that opened up one day, and the old bricklayer who sometimes walked to the cemetery to cheer himself up. Anxious to show off his valuable antiques, the host shows his guests old windup toys and takes them to admire an enormous doll. Back at home, the bachelor decides to watch some late night TV before retiring. The news quickly takes a turn for the worse as, horrified, the newscaster finds herself reporting about the dead rising from their graves, leaving the cemetery, and sucking the blood of the living—all somehow, disturbingly reminiscent of the dinner party.

Dining Out
Dining Out

Author: Katie Rawson

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Published: 2019-08-15

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1789140579

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A global history of restaurants beyond white tablecloths and maître d’s, Dining Out presents restaurants both as businesses and as venues for a range of human experiences. From banquets in twelfth-century China to the medicinal roots of French restaurants, the origins of restaurants are not singular—nor is the history this book tells. Katie Rawson and Elliott Shore highlight stories across time and place, including how chifa restaurants emerged from the migration of Chinese workers and their marriage to Peruvian businesswomen in nineteenth-century Peru; how Alexander Soyer transformed kitchen chemistry by popularizing the gas stove, pre-dating the pyrotechnics of molecular gastronomy by a century; and how Harvey Girls dispelled the ill repute of waiting tables, making rich lives for themselves across the American West. From restaurant architecture to technological developments, staffing and organization, tipping and waiting table, ethnic cuisines, and slow and fast foods, this delectably illustrated and profoundly informed and entertaining history takes us from the world’s first restaurants in Kaifeng, China, to the latest high-end dining experiences.

The Next Supper
The Next Supper

Author: Corey Mintz

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Published: 2021-11-16

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1541758420

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A searing expose of the restaurant industry, and a path to a better, safer, happier meal. In the years before the pandemic, the restaurant business was booming. Americans spent more than half of their annual food budgets dining out. In a generation, chefs had gone from behind-the-scenes laborers to TV stars. The arrival of Uber Eats, DoorDash, and other meal delivery apps was overtaking home cooking. Beneath all that growth lurked serious problems. Many of the best restaurants in the world employed unpaid cooks. Meal delivery apps were putting restaurants out of business. And all that dining out meant dramatically less healthy diets. The industry may have been booming, but it also desperately needed to change. Then, along came COVID-19. From the farm to the street-side patio, from the sweaty kitchen to the swarm of delivery vehicles buzzing about our cities, everything about the restaurant business is changing, for better or worse. The Next Supper tells this story and offers clear and essential advice for what and how to eat to ensure the well-being of cooks and waitstaff, not to mention our bodies and the environment. The Next Supper reminds us that breaking bread is an essential human activity and charts a path to preserving the joy of eating out in a turbulent era.

Rise of the Girl
Rise of the Girl

Author: Jo Wimble-Groves

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0744058481

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Help your daughter become her best, well-rounded self. Raising a girl is complicated. Empowerment messages and incredible achievements are everywhere, yet poor self-esteem, peer pressure, and fear of failure are very real threats. This essential parenting guide shows you the seven most common issues holding girls back from reaching their full potential. Inside the pages of this inspirational parenting book, you’ll discover: • Action plans for seven key areas of your daughter’s social, emotional and mental health. • Guided dialogues with customizable options to make them age-appropriate. • Practical parenting tips for raising a girl. • Inspirational accounts from famous moms, dads and daughters. Does your beautiful, talented daughter tell you she’s ugly and useless? Would she rather stay alone in her room, scrolling her phone, than join you on a family day out? This parenting reference book highlights all signs that your daughter is struggling to cope with the demands of modern life. Follow the practical parenting advice to help your wonderful girl see how great she is already and how much greater she can become! Packed with 7 age-appropriate action plans, parenting advice and guided conversation starters, Rise of the Girl will give you the tools you need to guide your daughter through this challenging world and prepare them for amazing adulthood. It’s the perfect parenting book for girl moms and dads raising confident, resilient and powerful women!

Citronelle's Rise & Fall: 3. Embracing Change
Citronelle's Rise & Fall: 3. Embracing Change

Author: don lehman jr.

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2008-03-26

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1329520327

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Despite a new Maitre'd, the manager wars continue unabated at Citronelle, a nationally acclaimed Fine Dining restaurant located in Santa Barbara. After an excellent 10-year relationship with Chef Felicien, Corporate forces him out and brings in another chef, whose execution is fatally flawed. A new owner takes over with the intent of moving Citronelle downstairs despite her third story location overlooking the ocean. Despite the bleakness of the situation, the Floor Staff show their love for the restaurant by valiantly fighting for her survival against all odds. Embracing Change the third book of the Citronelle trilogy, chronicles the drama and humor associated with the fall of this popular restaurant. The author has worked as a waiter for over thirty years. He has written many other books, including 2 more restaurant novels Butter on Table 7 and The Divine Breakdown.