Table Boss: How to Build a Restaurant When Your Life Falls Apart (a Love Story), (Hardcover)

<b>From the beloved restaurateur behind The Black Hoof, Grey Gardens, and General Public, as well as the bestselling author of <i>I Hear She's a Real Bitch</i>, comes a hilarious, heartbreaking look at love, success, and, most importantly, good lighting.</b> <p> Jen Agg had a thriving restaurant group, a beautiful marriage to a handsome artist husband, and extremely good skin. If anyone could give advice on living well in your forties, it was her. Then, disaster struck. As a global pandemic threw the restaurant business into chaos, Jen's husband, Roland, suffered a catastrophic stroke. </p><p>In her new memoir, Jen captures what it felt like to rethink everything just when she thought it was all working out as she'd planned. <i>Table Boss</i> makes you understand what Anthony Bourdain loved about her--her singular combination of wry humour, unflinching honesty, and real depth. Readers will love the book for its painful rendering of what it's like to care for a loved one through a health nightmare, its witty analysis of restaurant culture, and its insights into building a business on your own terms.</p>

• Table Boss: How to Build a Restaurant When Your Life Falls Apart (a Love Story), (Hardcover)
• Author: Jen Agg
• ISBN: 9780771020513
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-08-18
• Page Count: 328