Eating My Words: An Appetite for Life

by Mimi Sheraton

Overview

As one of the country's foremost restaurant reviewers, Mimi Sheraton set the standard for food writing and criticism. In this engrossing memoir, the doyenne of food criticism explains how she developed her passion for writing about food and wine, sharing the secrets of her career, including her years at the New York Times. Witty and honest, she talks openly about the importance of anonymity, her battle with weight, and the demands of juggling work with the needs of a husband and son. From fine dining to lunch in New York City public schools, Mimi Sheraton gives readers the big dish on a life in food.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060501105
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/28/2006
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	809,830
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

Mimi Sheraton is a veteran food critic for the New York Times, Time, Vanity Fair, Food & Wine, and Condé Nast Traveler. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction-Fed Up	1
	The Making of a Critic
	Like Mother, Like Daughter	11
	A Taste of New York	27
	Nibbling Around the Edges	39
	A Table Before Me	55
	Achieving Critical Mass
	My Time at the Times	87
	Don't Call Me Mimi	104
	Operation Otto	128
	What Makes a Restaurant Tick?	138
	The Care and Feeding of Passengers, Patients and Other Captives	158
	Matters of Taste
	I Eat Hot!	181
	We Eat What We Are	199
	Season to Taste	210
	Eating My Words	224