Stephanie Danler’s Sweetbitter, a coming-of-age story set in the wild and alluring world of a famous New York restaurant, has made a buzz in the food world and beyond. Drawing on her years as a server, Danler deftly conjures the adrenalized world of a thinly-disguised top restaurant and evokes the simultaneous fragility and brutality of being young in New York with heart-stopping accuracy.
“Stephanie Danler’s first novel, Sweetbitter, is the Kitchen Confidential of our time.”
– Chef Gabrielle Hamilton
Stephanie Danler’s Sweetbitter, a coming-of-age story set in the wild and alluring world of a famous New York restaurant, has made a buzz in the food world and beyond. Drawing on her years as a server, Danler deftly conjures the adrenalized world of a thinly-disguised top restaurant and evokes the simultaneous fragility and brutality of being young in New York with heart-stopping accuracy.
“Stephanie Danler’s first novel, Sweetbitter, is the Kitchen Confidential of our time.”
– Chef Gabrielle Hamilton
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