" Although I don't think that Bourdain is quite as consistently on target here as he is in Kitchen Confidential, this is still a very good read. Less a book than a collection of essays, it does suffer from inconsistency. Some chapters don't hold the reader's attention completely, and they appear even worse when they are bookended by wonderful essays on celebrity, fatherhood, and why the rich don't eat like the rest of us. But I guess it's Bourdain's own fault for writing a spectacular first book. It's hard to live up to that kind of reputation! "
— Jane, 2/5/2014