Turning the Tables: Restaurants from the Inside Out
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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.
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But Turning the Tablesis 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.
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