Contents

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Introduction

1. Lunch with Gael

2. Eating with My Father

3. Eating with My Mother

4. Eating with My Brothers

5. After Leaving China: Japan

6. The Birth of a Critic, Part 1

7. The Birth of a Critic, Part 2

8. Eating with My Family

9. The Showdown at ZZ’s Clam Bar

10. “Adam Platt Is a Miserable Fuck,” Part 1

11. “Adam Platt Is a Miserable Fuck,” Part 2

12. Travels, Part 1

13. Travels, Part 2

14. Meditations on Dieting as a Restaurant Critic and Other Ridiculous Pipe Dreams

15. Further Meditations on Dieting

16. Meditations on Dieting, Final Thoughts

17. The Best Job of the Twentieth Century, Part 1

18. The Best Job of the Twentieth Century, Part 2

19. Faking It: The Imperfect Art of the Perfect Review, Part 1

20. The Imperfect Art of the Perfect Review, Part 2

21. End of Days

Photo Section

About the Author

Copyright

About the Publisher