A Glutton for Punishment: Confessions of a Mercenary Eater
After 15 years as Gourmet magazine's restaurant critic, Jacobs ( New York a la Carte ) tells all. The writing is witty, at times laser sharp, especially when the author targets his unadmired colleagues at Gourmet , but he acknowledges his own bloopers as well. At his entertaining and instructive best, the "hired belly" praises dishes respectfully prepared, whether in an overlooked eatery or in a famous restaurant. He makes his toughest attacks on places that reap profits from mediocre food because tyro critics, some bribed, recommend them. This is a tasty adventure, not only describing the discovery of culinary treats in America, Europe and Asia but recalling friends who shared Jacobs's pleasures and disappointments along the way.Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.