This is a fun one! Your Table Is Ready (available in both print and audio on 12/6) is a memoir and an unofficial coming of age for both author Michael Cecchi-Azzolina and the restaurant industry.
Checci-Azzolina shares his memories of working in some of NYC’s top restaurants since the early 80s. There’s many stories of coke-fueled shifts, celebrity encounters, and penises dangling free behind waiters’ aprons.
It’s all great fun until the AIDS epidemic hits and the world changes drastically.
As the 90s matures into the 00s, the insanity and drugs calms a bit— although penises and celebrities still make an occasional appearance.
Michael Cecchi-Azzolina definitely knows how to tell a story. Your Table is Ready had me up all night as I continually read ‘just one more chapter’ and left me hungry for more.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for an ARC of this Audiobook.

This book was just an fun easy read. The author tells his stories of what goes on behind the scenes in some high profile restaurants. in New York. He definitely tells it like it is the bad, the good and everything else in-between.. This definitely is one of those books where you just want to keep reading one more chapter before you go to bed.

This book was eye opening, captivating, and salacious. This well-narrated audiobook taught me about the New York restaurant scene from the 80s - COVID era. Cecci-Azzolina did not shy away from sharing openly and honestly about encounters with celebrities, chefs, and what life was for front and back of house— both at work and after. This memoir was vulnerable, eye-opening, and will definitely make me a more conscientious diner. Perfect for fans of Ruth Reichl and those who enjoyed Stanley Tucci’s Taste on audio.