
Cellar Rat
My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly
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Narrated by:
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Hannah Selinger
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By:
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Hannah Selinger
What happens when a career you love doesn’t love you back?
As Hannah Selinger will tell you, to be a good restaurant employee is to be invisible. At the height of her career as a server and then sommelier at some of New York’s most famed dining institutions, Selinger was the hand that folded your napkin while you were in the bathroom, the employee silently slipping into the night through a side door after serving meals worth more than her rent.
During her tenure, Selinger rubbed shoulders with David Chang, Bobby Flay, Johnny Iuzzini, and countless other food celebrities of the early 2000’s. Her position allowed her access to a life she never expected; the lavish parties, the tasting courses, the wildly expensive wines—the rare world we see romanticized in countless movies and television shows. But the thing about being invisible is that people forget you’re there, and most act differently when they think no one is looking.
In Cellar Rat, Selinger chronicles her rise and fall in the restaurant business, beginning with the gritty hometown pub where she fell in love with the industry and ending with her final post serving celebrities at the Hamptons classic Nick & Toni’s. In between, listeners will join Selinger on her emotional journey as she learns the joys of fine fine dining, the allure and danger of power, and what it takes to walk away from a career you love when it no longer serves you.
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You can’t shush the truth
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Thank you Hannah
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Vitriolic
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Hannah tells it like it is
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Such a compelling narrative
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Entertaining for entertainment’s sake
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But read was very challenging. Someone that “fell into wine and food”. Went through very challenging times and bullying which is unfair and prevalent in the industry.
Maybe should have worked on her self worth and belief more. I seemed to get the feeling that she felt too good for the scene…
I don’t mind reading about that reality. But would have wanted to learn more on the experience of the food and wine she experienced herself. Some great stories or to be inspired… I wasn’t apart from one for the stories where she engineered a great review.
The book is a a torrent of negativity and complaining. I got through it…
But honestly, it’s a massive no from me.
Whiney, dull and uninspiring
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Bad language and poor story line.
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Awful narration
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