| Turning the Tables: The Insider's Guide to Eating Out Contributor(s): Shaw, Steven A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060891408 ISBN-13: 9780060891404 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: Offering a complete view of every aspect of the dining experience, restaurant critic and food columnist Steven Shaw serves up all the dish on how to get the most from the restaurant experience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Essays & Narratives - Cooking | Individual Chefs & Restaurants - Cooking | Methods - Cookery For One |
| Dewey: 647.95 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 7.96" (0.43 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Award-winning food critic Steven A. Shaw (a.k.a. The Fat Guy) can get a last-minute dinner reservation at the most popular hot spot in town. He knows how that flawless piece of fish reached your plate. He can read between the lines of a restaurant review, and he knows the secrets of why some restaurants succeed and others fail. Now he shares his insider's expertise with food lovers everywhere. But Turning the Tables is much more than an invaluable how-to guide to eating out. Written with style and humor, it's an in-depth exploration of the restaurant world -- a celebration of the incredibly intricate workings of professional kitchens and dining rooms. It is a delectable feast from a uniquely down-to-earth gourmet who has crisscrossed North America in search of culinary knowledge at every level of the food chain -- from five-star temples of haute cuisine to barbecue joints and hot dog stands -- and who has never been afraid to get his hands greasy on the other side of the swinging kitchen door. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shaw, Steven A.: - Steven A. Shaw, aka "The Fat Guy," is the founder of the phenomenally successful eGullet website, a James Beard Award-winning food critic, and a contributor to Saveur, Crain's New York Business, and many other publications. He lives in New York City with his wife and son. |