02401cam a22003373u 4500 49202 UtSlPG 20260610134130.0 m cr n 260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 04020451 UtSlPG en iso639-1 TX Springsteed, Anne Frances The Expert Waitress: A Manual for the Pantry, Kitchen, and Dining-Room Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2015 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2015-06-12 Produced by David Edwards, Carol Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Expert Waitress: A Manual for the Pantry, Kitchen, and Dining-Room" by Anne Frances Springsteed is a practical guidebook that was written in the late 19th century. The book provides detailed instructions and etiquette for serving meals, maintaining a pantry and dining room, and mastering the art of waiting on tables. It primarily targets those seeking to enhance their skills as waitstaff and aims to elevate the standards of domestic service during a time when professional domestic help was common. At the start of the manual, the author emphasizes the importance of preparation and care to create a pleasant dining experience. Springsteed introduces the concept of an "expert waitress," outlining essential duties and the necessary items needed for serving breakfast, beginning with the arrangement of the dining table and requirements for each breakfast course. Following this, she delineates proper etiquette during service, stressing the need for attention to detail and the anticipation of guests' needs without requiring them to ask, which sets a tone of professionalism and courtesy throughout the manual. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Table service -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Waiters -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Household employees -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49202 90040 90040