{"product_id":"the-last-supper-club-a-waiters-requiem-hardcover","title":"The Last Supper Club: A Waiter's Requiem - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Batt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA witty and humble tribute to the sometimes profane, sometimes profound world of waiting tables\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During a year on sabbatical from his university position, Matthew Batt realized he needed money--fast--and it just so happened that one of the biggest breweries in the Midwest was launching a restaurant and looking to hire. So it was that the forty-something tenured professor found himself waiting tables at a high-end restaurant situated in a Minneapolis brewery. And loving it. \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Telling the story of Batt's early work in restaurants, from a red sauce joint possibly run by the mob to an ill-conceived fusion concept eatery, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Supper Club\u003c\/i\u003e then details his experiences at the fine dining restaurant, a job that continued well past his sabbatical--that lasted, in fact, right up to the restaurant's sudden and unceremonious closing three years later, shortly after it was named one of the best restaurants in the country by \u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Batt's memoir conveys the challenge--and the satisfaction--of meeting the demands of a frenzied kitchen and an equally expectant crowd. Through training mishaps, disastrous encounters with confused diners, struggles to keep pace with far more experienced coworkers, mandatory memorizations of laundry lists of obscure ingredients, and the stress of balancing responsibilities at home and at work, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Supper Club\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the ups and downs of a waiter's workday and offers an insightful perspective on what makes a job good, bad, or great. For Batt, this job turns out to be considerably more fun, and possibly more rewarding, than his academic career, and his insider's view of waiting tables extols the significance of our food and the places where we gather to enjoy it--or serve it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Told with sharp humor, humility, and a keen sense of what matters, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Supper Club\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to life in a high-pressure restaurant, the relationships that get you to the night's close, and finding yourself through--or perhaps because of--the chaos of it all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Matthew Batt is author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eSugarhouse\u003c\/i\u003e. His fiction and nonfiction have been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Outside Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post, Tin House, \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere. The recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the McKnight Foundation, and the Aspen Writers' Institute, he teaches creative writing and English at the University of St. Thomas and lives in St. Paul with his family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9.51 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764541686048,"sku":"9781517914851","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/417b599be6d554cc79b488e47860f449.webp?v=1780251565","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-last-supper-club-a-waiters-requiem-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}