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Restaurant Man by Joe Bastianich; HC; very good
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- Condition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Product Group
- Book
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780670023523
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0670023523
ISBN-13
9780670023523
eBay Product ID (ePID)
112007470
Product Key Features
Book Title
Restaurant Man
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Culinary, Personal Memoirs, Business
Publication Year
2012
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
18.2 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-048874
Reviews
[ Restaurant Man ] is a raw, throbbing nerve of a biography: if [Joe] Bastianich has any intellectual filters, he checks them at the door here, and Restaurant Man is the beter for it....This is the Some Girls of restaurant memoirs., "Joe Bastianich tells it like it is.... Restaurant Man is a brutally honest account of his rise from self-proclaimed Queens "punk" to a James Beard-winning restaurateur....[ Restaurant Man ] serves as an education--and a warning--to anyone who is thinking of entering the restaurant business.", One thing is for certain, after reading this book you look at your next restaurant visit in a different light., In Restaurant Man ...Joe Bastianich has served up a very smart insider's take on the New York City culinary scene as only and erudite and successful member of the secret society can do. The subtext of this love letter to the memory of his father is in itself a magnificent stand-alone dissertation. Joe pulls no punches and tells it exactly like it is in a way that punctuates the many oddities with brilliant black humor and scene-of-the-crime, matter-of-fact perspective. Restaurant Man will resonate with anyone who has come in contact with the world of food, entertainment, and wine or the cottage industry of scripted reality television it has spawned., [ Restaurant Man ] is full of frank, personal revelations...but it's also an eye-popping industry expose., [ Restaurant Man ] is a combination of homage to food and wine, and tutelage on owning and managing restaurants.... Restaurant Man serves as an education to anyone wanting to enter the restaurant business, [Joe] Bastianich's Restaurant Man rightfully sits alongside Anthony Bourdain's seminal Kitchen Confidential, pulling readers into the complex inner workings of the restaurant industry.... It's compulsively readable.... Unabashedly dishy., In Restaurant Man …Joe Bastianich has served up a very smart insider's take on the New York City culinary scene as only and erudite and successful member of the secret society can do. The subtext of this love letter to the memory of his father is in itself a magnificent stand-alone dissertation. Joe pulls no punches and tells it exactly like it is in a way that punctuates the many oddities with brilliant black humor and scene-of-the-crime, matter-of-fact perspective. Restaurant Man will resonate with anyone who has come in contact with the world of food, entertainment, and wine or the cottage industry of scripted reality television it has spawned., A fantastic memoir.... Brutally honest, and one of the best memoirs of its kind since Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential. , "Joe Bastianich tells it like it is…. Restaurant Man is a brutally honest account of his rise from self-proclaimed Queens "punk" to a James Beard-winning restaurateur….[ Restaurant Man ] serves as an education-and a warning-to anyone who is thinking of entering the restaurant business.", A fantastic memoir…. Brutally honest, and one of the best memoirs of its kind since Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential. , [ Restaurant Man ] is a combination of homage to food and wine, and tutelage on owning and managing restaurants…. Restaurant Man serves as an education to anyone wanting to enter the restaurant business, [ Restaurant Man ] is a raw, throbbing nerve of a biography: if [Joe] Bastianich has any intellectual filters, he checks them at the door here, and Restaurant Man is the beter for it….This is the Some Girls of restaurant memoirs., [Joe Bastianich's] easygoing voice and substantial knowledge of real Italian food (not the spaghetti-and-meatballs kind) will lure booklovers and food lovers alike.... Engrossing details of being the front man in a variety of thriving restaurants., Compulsory reading for anyone who dreams of someday opening an eatery….The lessons [Joe] Bastianich has to offer are important and fundamental., An insight into the restaurant business that few offer in this way.... Read this book and you will never look at a restaurant the same way again. You will have a new and broader appreciation for what it takes to make the experience for you and what it costs to do it right.... Four stars., [A] darkly humorous and gossipy memoir...[Joe Bastianich's writing style] is reminiscent of Anthony Bourdain ( Kitchen Confidential; Medium Raw ) and covers some of the same territory., [ Restaurant Man is a] salty, rollicking memoir....[Joe Bastianich's] forthrightness about the business nitty-gritty and his own failures and mistakes are bonus takeaways along the utterly readable way., [Joe Bastianich's] easygoing voice and substantial knowledge of real Italian food (not the spaghetti-and-meatballs kind) will lure booklovers and food lovers alike…. Engrossing details of being the front man in a variety of thriving restaurants., [Joe] Bastianich's Restaurant Man rightfully sits alongside Anthony Bourdain's seminal Kitchen Confidential, pulling readers into the complex inner workings of the restaurant industry…. It's compulsively readable…. Unabashedly dishy., [ Restaurant Man is a] rambunctious memoir....Mr. Bastianich writes in a vigorous, swaggering style....a cross between Anthony Bourdain and Holden Caulfield., [ Restaurant Man is a] rambunctious memoir….Mr. Bastianich writes in a vigorous, swaggering style….a cross between Anthony Bourdain and Holden Caulfield., [ Restaurant Man is] a wild ride that ends with a richer, happier, healthier man amazed at his survival, emotionally reconciled with his past and committed to nurturing his family and his culinary legacy., [ Restaurant Man ] is full of frank, personal revelations…but it's also an eye-popping industry expose., A fascinating look at the nuts and bolts of running successful restaurants…. Offering tantalizing and deeply personal behind the scenes [sic] information about pricing, menu development, wines, hiring and firing., Joe Bastianich paints a refreshingly honest picture of what it takes for a restaurant to not just create an impeccable dining experience, but also turn a decent profit.... An entertaining read, a blend of heartfelt family history, practical advice, and insider stories., Joe Bastianich paints a refreshingly honest picture of what it takes for a restaurant to not just create an impeccable dining experience, but also turn a decent profit…. An entertaining read, a blend of heartfelt family history, practical advice, and insider stories., [ Restaurant Man is a] salty, rollicking memoir….[Joe Bastianich's] forthrightness about the business nitty-gritty and his own failures and mistakes are bonus takeaways along the utterly readable way., An insight into the restaurant business that few offer in this way.... Read this book and you will never look at a restaurant the same way again. You will have a new and broader appreciation for what it takes to make the experience for you and what it costs to do it right…. Four stars., A fascinating look at the nuts and bolts of running successful restaurants.... Offering tantalizing and deeply personal behind the scenes [sic] information about pricing, menu development, wines, hiring and firing., [A] darkly humorous and gossipy memoir…[Joe Bastianich's writing style] is reminiscent of Anthony Bourdain ( Kitchen Confidential; Medium Raw ) and covers some of the same territory., Compulsory reading for anyone who dreams of someday opening an eatery....The lessons [Joe] Bastianich has to offer are important and fundamental.
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
647.95092 B
Synopsis
How does a nice Italian boy from Queens turn his passion for food and wine into an empire? In his winning memoir, Restaurant Man , Joe Bastianich charts his culinary journey from working in his parents' red-sauce joint to becoming one of the country's most successful restaurateurs. Joe first learned the ropes from his father, Felice Bastianich, the ultrapragmatic, self-proclaimed "restaurant man." After college and a year on Wall Street, Joe bought a one-way ticket to Italy and worked in restaurants and vineyards. Upon his return to New York, he partnered with his mother, Lidia, and soon joined forces with Mario Batali, establishing one superlative Italian restaurant after another. Writing vividly in an authentic New York style that is equal parts rock 'n' roll and hard-ass, bottom-line business reality, Joe explains: how Babbo changed the way people think of Italian restaurants; how Lupa and Esca were born of "hedonistic, boondoggle R&D trips" through Italy; and how Del Posto managed to overcome a menu that was so ambitious that at first it could not even be executed and became the first four-star Italian restaurant in America. He lays the smackdown on the wine industry, explaining that no bottle of wine costs more than five dollars to make. Joe speaks frankly about friends and foes, but at the heart of the book is the mythical hero Restaurant Man, the old-school, bluecollar guy from Queens who once upon a time learned to sweat it out and make his money through hard work. Throughout he stays true to the real secret of his success--watching costs but being ferociously dedicated to exceeding the customer's expectations on every level and delivering the best dining experience in the world.
LC Classification Number
TX910.5.B373A3 2012
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