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Waiter and Waitress Training Manual The Waiter and Waitress Training Manual
The demand for a skilled wait staff has never been greater. The Waiter and Waitress Training Manual can help the reader to develop the consummate service skills required to capture repeat business and handle all phases of the job efficiently. This expanded edition reflects current customer preferences and restaurant practices. 
True Confessions of a Waitress Waiting: True Confessions of a Waitress
A very quick and enjoyable excursion, especially if you have ever been a food server.  Should be required reading for anyone who dines in a restaurant.  Ginsberg mixes her anecdotes with some introspection on what it all means but never gets too heavy.  Must read for Dinersoft surfers.  --Todd
       
The Bartender's Bible The Bartender's Bible
I have used this book at several parties and have loved it - the section on what you need to set up a home bar was great - with not just the liquor, but also the equipment and glassware - with pictures, to boot! This was my first wet bar, and this book has been great so far... -- Vasuki Narayan, CA
Bartending for Dummies Bartending For Dummies®
Hey, I bought this book when I first became a bartender. Now, when I became a bartender, I lied in order to get the job. I said that I had over 5 years experience behind the bar. Hell, I hadn't even had 5 minutes experience, let alone 5 years! I didn't even know what glasses were for what. So, I needed a book on bartending, and I needed a good one. And I am here to tell you, this is one of the best bartending reference books ever! At first, I wanted to look like a pro, but with the help of this book, I am a pro! -- Typical Bartender
       
Dishing It Out : Waitresses and Their Unions in the Twentieth Century (The Working Class in American History)
There is a lot more to being a Waitress than making tips.  This thorough, yet entertaining tome will give you a historical appreciation of the profession, whether you are a waitress, or are considering how much tip to leave one.
Service That Sells! Service That Sells! the Art of...
Classic book on how to sell, upsell, sell more and then sell dessert.  Fun format, with some tips that work.
       
Restaurant Sour Gripes Restaurant Sour Gripes
A fun little book about all the whiners in a restaurant...not just customers!  Visit authors website at www.sourgripes.com.
Hey Waitress... Hey, Waitress! The USA from the Other Side of the Tray
This is the second oral history by Owings, whose first book, Frauen, collected the reminiscences of average German women about Hitler's Germany. The subject here is not so fraught, but the observations of 35 waitresses, as selected and edited by Owings, are absorbing to read.
       

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