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- ISBN
- 9781094022246
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Compact Disc
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World : The Twin Towers, Windows on the World, and the Rebirth of New York
- Publisher
- Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Cooking, History
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, Culinary, History
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The remarkable story of a restaurant on top of the world--built by a legend, destroyed in tragedy--and an era in New York City it helped to frame In the 1970s, New York City was plagued by crime, filth, and an ineffective government. The city was falling apart, and even the newly constructed World Trade Center threatened to be a fiasco. But in April 1976, a quarter-mile up on the 107th floor of the North Tower, a new restaurant called Windows on the World opened its doors--a glittering sign that New York wasn't done just yet. In The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World, journalist Tom Roston tells the complete history of this incredible restaurant, from its stunning $14-million opening to 9/11 and its tragic end. There are stories of the people behind it, such as Joe Baum, the celebrated restaurateur, who was said to be the only man who could outspend an unlimited budget; the well-tipped waiters; and the cavalcade of famous guests, as well as everyday people celebrating the key moments in their lives. Roston also charts the changes in American food, from baroque and theatrical to locally sourced and organic. Built on nearly 150 original interviews, The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World is the story of New York City's restaurant culture and the quintessential American drive to succeed.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1094022241
ISBN-13
9781094022246
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24038521136
Product Key Features
Book Title
Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World : The Twin Towers, Windows on the World, and the Rebirth of New York
Format
Compact Disc
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Culinary, History
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Cooking, History
Dimensions
Item Length
5.7in
Item Width
5.2in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Edition Description
Unabridged Edition
Reviews
In the foreground are the many stories of the founders of the restaurant, the local politics, key workers in the restaurant, the amenities, and the menus...Stories of creation and destruction told in an informed and compassionate voice., Roston's book...doesn't just chart the dazzling opening and tragic end of a fine-dining establishment. It also tells the star-studded, no holds barred story of modern dining, American grit, and what it takes to make it in the toughest town in the world., This isn't just an account of the restaurant but also a history of fine dining over the past 150 years, rooted in the emergence of New York's restaurant culture and following the ebb and flow of the city's own tumultuous history over the second half of the twentieth century., With exhaustive research and crystalline writing, Tom Roston unspools the glamorous story of a culinary temple in the sky, of cooks and busboys proud to work amidst clouds, and of an era that today seems romantic and innocent., Roston has woven together a riveting history of New York City since its near collapse in the 1970s and intriguing stories about the restaurant business...The World Trade Center was cold and ugly from its inception, but its restaurant was magical.
Table of Content
Prologue1. Sin and Civility2. New York, C'est Moi3. The Three-Clawed Lobster4. Elevating the Act of Eating5. New York Audacity6. Blueprints in the Sky7. Chaos and Control8. Running On Fumes 9. The City On A Wire10. Who the Fuck Are You?11. Seventies Splendor12. The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World13. Success With Reservations14. The Meanest Man in New York15. Windows of Opportunity16. One Star17. To the Top, To the Bottom18. An Italian Wedding19. Glass Half Full20. Growing Up In the Eighties21. Chopping Block22. Looking For A Star23. February 26, 199324. Danger and Opportunity25. King Lear's Kitchen26. Rebirth27. Rebirth Reboot28. The Show Goes On29. The Highest-Grossing Restaurant In the World30. The Last Meal31. The Morning of September 1132. That Terrible Day33. After34. Enduring ChangeEpilogue: Ana's Story
Copyright Date
2019
Dewey Decimal
641.509747/1
Dewey Edition
23
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