About this episode
The Banter The Guys discuss methods of popping corn and health benefits of doing it the old-fashioned way. The Conversation The Restaurant Guys sit down with Phoebe Damrosch, first female captain at Per Se and author of Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter. Phoebe shares service tips and intel gathered from the art of observing the guests. She broke barriers and fell in love. Listen! The Inside Track The Guys had the pleasure of serving Phoebe and her husband André Mack at their restaurant. This is how Phoebe justifies the expense of dining out at top tier restaurants. ”It's an expensive meal, but I think of it more as travel or entertainment. Like, you'd buy a plane ticket or you'd buy an expensive concert ticket. It's an experience. You're paying for a memory and not just for calories,” Phoebe Damrosch on The Restaurant Guys 2007 Bio Phoebe Damrosch completed her Bachelor’s degree at Barnard College and while working on her Master’s at Sarah Lawrence College, she got a job at the renowned Per Se in New York City. She rose through the ranks to become a captain. While working there, she wrote Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter Info Phoebe’s Book Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter Enjoy over-decorated restaurants with Christmas cocktails through January 3, 2026 https://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Check out New Year's Eve in New Brunswick, NJ https://www.newbrunswicknewyearseve.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steak https://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restaurant https://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshop https://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life: https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguys Reach Out to The Guys! TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com **Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.** Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe