Kitchen Con: Writing on the Restaurant Racket

by Trevor White

Book Overview

In this tart, tautly written, hilariously funny insider look at the restaurant business, Trevor White offers an impassioned, unbiased expose of the world of dining out. From the most fashionable... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559708344
• ISBN13: 9781559708340
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Arcade Publishing
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

A perfect choice

Any interested in the trials and tribulations of kitchen personnel and who enjoy their restaurant insights served with a healthy dose of humor will find KITCHEN CON both revealing and fun. Trevor White is himself a food critic and here writes an expose of the world of diving out, providing an insider's view of how restaurants rip off customers, how to best book a reservation in an overly popular restaurant typically booked months in advance, and how to understand the industry and restaurant critiques as a whole. Encounters with professionals pepper insights on restaurant operations in a perfect choice for any general interest lending library strong in humor and culinary exposes.