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Former Restaurant Worker Serves Up Industry-Inspired Fiction In 'Sweetbitter'

Stephanie Danler drew on her own experiences to write her novel about a young woman working at an upscale restaurant in New York. "It's so physically punishing," she says of her work as a server.

Former Restaurant Worker Serves Up Industry-Inspired Fiction In 'Sweetbitter'

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'Sweetbitter' Is A Savory Saga Of Restaurant Life And Love
Claire Harbage

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'Sweetbitter' Is A Savory Saga Of Restaurant Life And Love

Oysters, cocaine, fine wine, love triangles: Stephanie Danler's debut novel Sweetbitter follows a year in the life of a young woman working at a top-tier Manhattan restaurant.

'Sweetbitter' Is A Savory Saga Of Restaurant Life And Love

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