{"product_id":"cellar-rat-my-life-in-the-restaurant-underbelly-hardcover","title":"Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHannah Selinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e's Most Anticipated Nonfiction of Spring 2025 \u003cbr\u003e What happens when a career you love doesn't love you back?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eCellar Rat\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u0026amp; Toni's. In between, readers will join Selinger on her emotional journey as she learns the joys of fine \u003ci\u003efine\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannah Selinger is a James Beard Award-nominated lifestyle writer and mother of two based in Boxford, MA. Her print and digital work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, Eater, \u003ci\u003eTravel + Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Her 2021 \u003ci\u003eBon App?tit\u003c\/i\u003e essay, \"In My Childhood Kitchen, I Learned Both Fear and Love,\" is anthologized in the 2022 \u003ci\u003eBest American Food Writing\u003c\/i\u003e collection, published by HarperCollins and edited by Sohla El-Waylly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44800071729254,"sku":"9780316570770","price":37.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/STh15H9sz39780316570770.webp?v=1771275036","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/cellar-rat-my-life-in-the-restaurant-underbelly-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}