{"product_id":"book-hpk6","title":"Hotel Splendide","description":"\u003cb\u003eAcerbic, colorful, and spirited stories from a bygone era: behind the scenes in a grand New York hotel, from the author of the \u003ci\u003eMadeline\u003c\/i\u003e books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePicture David Sedaris writing \u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e about the Ritz in New York in the 1920s, which had the style and charm of \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Budapest Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e … \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this charming and uproariously funny hotel memoir, Ludwig Bemelmans uncovers the fabulous world of the Hotel Splendide—the thinly disguised stand-in for the Ritz—a luxury New York hotel where he worked as a waiter in the 1920s. With equal parts affection and barbed wit, he uncovers the everyday chaos that reigns behind the smooth facades of the gilded dining room and banquet halls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In hilarious detail, Bemelmans sketches the hierarchy of hotel life and its strange and fascinating inhabitants: from the ruthlessly authoritarian maître d'hôtel Monsieur Victor to the kindly waiter Mespoulets to Frizl the homesick busboy. Bemelmans' tales of a bygone era of extravagance are as charming as they are riotously entertaining.","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49352546910512,"sku":"BDhpk6","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49352546976048,"sku":"ZEhpk6","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49352547008816,"sku":"ZMhpk6","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hpk6-Square-cover.jpg?v=1781866397","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hpk6","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}