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Amy McCarthy (eater.com): "Inspired by her viral essay on Mario Batali’s less-than-lackluster apology, which bizarrely included a recipe for cinnamon rolls, Geraldine DeRuiter goes scorched-earth in this collection of essays that explore the complicated intersections between women, dining, food culture, and the ways that all of the above are portrayed in media. Whether writing about her affinity for Red Lobster or putting the pieces back together after a terrible kitchen fire, DeRuiter approaches the subject with both wry wit and a sharp tongue. And considering the often-depressing subject matter (service industry misogyny, most prominently), she manages to examine the ways that women are marginalized in the culinary world — and her own anxieties surrounding food — with refreshing candor and a big pinch of humor."