“I’m glad to have [Tower’s] riveting, frontline perspective, which is at once fascinating, illuminating, and poignant. Those of us who have built American hospitality careers over the past couple of decades owe a major debt to this bushwhacking pioneer of product, pleasure, and promotion.”
—Danny Meyer
“Jeremiah Tower dishes better than almost anybody.”
—Robert Mondavi
“This book is a celebrity-studded literary ‘tasting menu,’ combining the raw, tell-all energy of Anthony Bourdain with the worldliness of Jeffrey Steingarten.”
—Rick Smilow, President, The Institute of Culinary Education
“Tower’s place in culinary history is assured, and his message still needs to be heard by striving young chefs today.”
—San Antonio Express News
“Jeremiah Tower is a beloved legend of America’s food business. He was at the forefront of the new era when America got serious about its own cuisine. He ranks up there with Wolfgang Puck and Emeril Lagasse and all the other pioneers of today’s great food styles in putting the new American cuisine really on the world map. This book is an absolute must-have for both the serious cookbook collector and the casual reader.”
—Robin Leach
“His memoir is fascinating, offering tantalizing glimpses of restaurant operations and insights into many culinary personalities.”
—Library Journal
“The food memoir is a dicey proposition for a writer: It takes real courage to sit down and decide that your individual eating experience is interesting enough for other people to care about. . . . Grub Street decided it was time to look back and assemble a list of the all-time best food memoirs. . . . 10. California Dish by Jeremiah Tower.”
—“Great Books: The Top 25 Must-Read Food Memoirs of All Time,” Grub Street, October 2013