Hunger like a thirst : from food stamps to fine dining, a restaurant critic finds her place at the table / Besha Rodell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodell, Besha, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rodell, Besha.

Women food writers--United States--Biography.

Women food writers.

Women food writers--Australia--Biography.

Food writers--United States--Biography.

Food writers.

Food writers--Australia--Biography.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 255 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Celadon Books, 2025.

Summary:

"A witty and lively memoir from food writer and New York Times contributor Besha Rodell, (formerly) one of the world's last anonymous restaurant critics. When Besha Rodell moved from Australia to the United States with her mother at fourteen, she was a foreigner in a new land, missing her friends, her father, and the food she grew up eating. In the years that followed, Rodell began waitressing and discovered the buzz of the restaurant world, immersing herself in the lifestyle and community while struggling with the industry's shortcomings. As she built a family, Rodell realized her dream, though only a handful of women before her had done it: to make a career as a restaurant critic. From the streets of Brooklyn to lush Atlanta to sunny Los Angeles to traveling and eating around the world, and, finally, home to Australia, Rodell takes us on a delicious, raw, and fascinating journey through her life and career and explores the history of criticism and dining and the cultural shifts that have turned us all into food obsessives. Hunger Like a Thirst shares stories of the joys and hardships of Rodell's coming-of-age, the amazing (and sometimes terrible) meals she ate along the way, and the dear friends she made in each restaurant, workplace, and home.""--Publisher.

Contents:

Amuse-bouche. A note from the critic

Appetizer. Food=Good: Stephanie's

Food=Sex: Goldie's

Food =Love: Ryan

New York City

North Carolina

The truffle

Entree. Who writes?

Billy

- From our desk to your eyeballs

Owner's disorder and other aberrations

The GOAT

Interlude: The celebrity shepherd

The part of the meal where I take notes in the bathroom. We are what we eat

We are what we drink

To serve and be served

Palate cleanser. The city that knows how to eat. Bittersweet dessert. LAX-MEL

Ian

A day on the road

Michelle

Billy II

Epilogue: Tony

Acknowledgments.

ISBN:

9781250807120

1250807123

OCLC:

1452441677