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I enjoyed listening to the audio of this on my drive back to MD today. I thought the info on the business side of the restaurant industry was very interesting, as well as how the empire of Italian eateries in NYC developed with Lidia Bastianich, Joe Bastianich, and Mario Batali developed. I sometimes thought the self-praise and name dropping was a bit much. I know it's part of that world, but a little humility, or discretion, never hurts.
As for the audio, it was engaging, but it took awhile to g ...more
As for the audio, it was engaging, but it took awhile to g ...more
This book was pretty good, actually. I love all the books about restaurants, and this one was good. What's interesting is that I learned that the author and Mario Batali recently settled a $5 million dollar lawsuit against them brought by their employees for them skimming tips from the employees. So, I kind of liked him when I read the book, but then that makes me think he's a jerk, because he is a multi-millionaire and he's skimming from people who wait tables to make a living? WTH? Also, I lis
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