333 pages
English language
Published March 17, 2006 by Penguin Books.
The editor-in-chief of "Gourmet" recounts her visits to some of the world's most acclaimed restaurants, both as herself and as an anonymous diner in disguise, to offer insight into the differences in her dining experiences.
Very entertaining, and luscious food descriptions, but it required a bit more suspension of disbelief than I would have expected.
I quite enjoyed this book. Very interesting to hear of all the different foods and to hear how someone's appearance can really change the way they are perceived.
A huge group, of over a dozen. Some had come because they loved Reichl's writing and wanted to find someone to talk about the book with. One woman had merely been using the wireless connection in the meeting room to check her email, and decided to stay for the discussion.
The group consensus was that the book was enjoyable and interesting. There were two major themes in it. Part of it was just about food, and described the experience of restaurant meals in all their sensuality. (As opposed to Pollan's political and economic view of food.) And part of it was her own self-discovery, as she, while donning various disguises to dine incognito, tried on the accompanying personality, and found aspects that she liked, or didn't like, about herself.
There was much discussion about the 'European' style of dining, of having the family eat together and spending hours doing it. …
A huge group, of over a dozen. Some had come because they loved Reichl's writing and wanted to find someone to talk about the book with. One woman had merely been using the wireless connection in the meeting room to check her email, and decided to stay for the discussion.
The group consensus was that the book was enjoyable and interesting. There were two major themes in it. Part of it was just about food, and described the experience of restaurant meals in all their sensuality. (As opposed to Pollan's political and economic view of food.) And part of it was her own self-discovery, as she, while donning various disguises to dine incognito, tried on the accompanying personality, and found aspects that she liked, or didn't like, about herself.
There was much discussion about the 'European' style of dining, of having the family eat together and spending hours doing it. (And of taking a turn through the park afterwards.)
