At your service: A restaurant maître d' tells all in 'Your Table Is Ready' | Fresh Air

Michael Cecchi-Azzolina has worked in several high-end New York City restaurants — adrenaline-fueled workplaces where booze and drugs are plentiful and the health inspector will ruin your day. His memoir is Your Table Is Ready. “FRESH AIR” from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries. LISTEN TO DAILY EPISODES OF FRESH AIR https://www.npr.org/podcasts/38144490... LISTEN TO OTHER FRESH AIR INTERVIEWS ON YOUTUBE (published once a week)    • Fresh Air   SUBSCRIBE TO FRESH AIR+ FOR BONUS EPISODES https://plus.npr.org/freshair FOLLOW “FRESH AIR”   / freshairwithterrygross     / nprfreshair   https://whyy.org/freshair (Newsletter) LISTEN TO OTHER NPR PODCASTS ON YOUTUBE Code Switch:    / @nprcodeswitch   Throughline:    / @nprthroughline   It’s Been a Minute:    / @npritsbeenaminute   Book of the Day:    / @nprbookoftheday   SUBSCRIBE TO WHYY AND NPR WHYY:    / @whyyphiladelphia   NPR:    / @npr   NPR Music (Tiny Desk):    / @nprmusic   Jazz Night in America:    / @jazznightinamerica   NOTE: Captions are auto-generated by YouTube. See “Fresh Air” sponsors and promo codes https://www.nationalpublicmedia.com/p... The NPR shows you love are possible thanks to your support. Donate today: https://www.npr.org/donations/support