Downsized from her boutique firm, Erin panics as she watches her career ambitions plunge into free fall. Why else would the savvy twenty-eight-year-old take a job asa waitress? A favorable word from a family friend gets Erin in the door at Roulette, Madison Avenues newest exclusive haunt and home to a celebrity chef with a talent for cutting-edge cuisine and spotting the weakest link.Life behind the apron is even worse than she imaginedfrom mangling orders to overimbibing at a wine seminar, Erin finds herself in hot water with the egomaniacal chef and the owners outrageous wife. And then theres the dismissive, surly clientele, all but Daniel Fratelli, a flirtatious TV news producer. Is Daniel really as down-to-earth as he seems? Or will he eventually succumb to one of the many glamorous uptown girls in his own social circle?Determined to prove that she wont crack under pressure, Erin begins to master the art of waitressingbecoming part shrink, part slave, and part foie gras hustler. But her continuing series of disastrous missteps quickly sends her right back to the bottom of the food chain. Forced to prove her commitment by organizing the storage area and alphabetizing produce after hours, Erin wonders if shell ever make it back to the real world. But with a little help from her quirky best friend, she comes up with an idea that might take her life in a whole new directionand thats just the first course.From the Hardcover edition.