CONTENTS

1. COVER
2. TITLE PAGE
3. DEDICATION
5. PREFACE
6. INTRODUCTION
7. 1. From Gonads to Foam
8. 2. Early Playpens
9. 3. The World Is a Dining Room
10. 4. The Cupboard Is Bare
11. 5. The Champagne Palace
12. 6. Old World Again
13. 7. America Again
14. First Interlude: The Language of Menus
    1. 8. Truth or Myth
    2. 9. From Elizabeth David to Fernand Point
    3. 10. A Week in the Life of Chez Panisse
    4. 11. Back to the Future
    5. 12. California Kick-starts the Future
    6. 13. From Delmonico’s to Daddy Beard
    7. 14. The Good Cook
    8. 15. On the Stairs to Stars
    9. 16. Re-creating the Grill
    10. 17. California Changes America’s Face
    11. 18. The Cuisine Game
    12. 19. The Region Called America
15. Second Interlude: The Sauce for Being Served Up
    1. 20. The Fun of American Food
    2. 21. Who’s Killing the Great Chefs?
    3. 22. Fighting for Stars
    4. 23. Stars in Our Eyes
    5. 24. The Judges Pronounce
    6. 25. “They Roll into Town like Rock Stars”
    7. 26. Riding the Press Tiger
    8. 27. God Laughs
16. Third Interlude: Dinners for Stars
    1. 28. Survival Plans
    2. 29. Just Desserts
    3. 30. Stars for Grabs
    4. 31. Culinary America’s Midlife Crisis
    5. 32. The Hot Young Chefs
    6. 33. Letting the Dice Fly High
    7. 34. A Crisis in Identity
    8. 35. All Over the Map
    9. 36. Long Live the Evolution
    10. 37. What Now and Why
    11. 38. Where It All Came From: A Bibliography
17. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
18. INDEX
19. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
20. PRAISE
21. ALSO BY JEREMIAH TOWER
22. COPYRIGHT
23. CREDITS
24. ABOUT THE PUBLISHER