The service profession -- Equipment and materials -- Preparatory work in the waiters' pantry and dining room -- The bar -- Service organization -- The menu -- Mise en place -- Service rules, service techniques, service styles -- Breakfast -- Banquets and functions -- Our guests -- Sales techniques -- Cost control -- Methods of payment -- Working at the guest table -- The study of beverages -- The art of cooking -- Wine lexicon -- Glossary of culinary terms -- Glossary of service terms.