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The Restaurant at the End of the World

It is the morning of September 11th, 2001. Michael Jordan's possible return to the NBA dominates the news, New York City's mayoral primary is in full swing, and high atop the North Tower of the World Trade Center, the staff of Windows on the World prepares for the chaos of their daily routine at the nation's most lucrative restaurant.

From cooks and housekeepers to food runners and managers, they share a myriad of stories about their challenges and frustrations, their hopes and dreams. While a hostess finds herself in the midst of a desperate search for a mysterious guest, a banquet captain confronts his memories about a colleague who died in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Meanwhile, a waiter tries to divert himself from his lingering regrets about having left his wife in bed on what would have been his day off. All the while, the assistant general manager finds herself at the mercy of flood and fire, not to mention a host of kitchen pranks and office high jinks.

An extensively researched book based upon the actual people who worked at Windows on the World, The Restaurant at the End of the World will appeal to anyone who has suffered the sudden throes of human tragedy — the loss of a loved one, who, seemingly moments before, was vividly living out their aspirations.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 132
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781599483658
  • Release date
  • 2012