At the end of this book, subtitled Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess, there is a list of discussion questions. Presumably, this is aimed a book groups. I will attempt to wrestle with some of these: 1. Ultimately, Insatiable is about more than food, restaurant reviews, and sexual encounters. It is about a woman […]
In the last few months there has been some snarling about and from restaurateurs in the media. John Lethlean (in the Weekend Australian 2-3 June 2012) lamented the decrease in hospitality from service staff. Everything about the restaurant might be fabulous, but the missing ingredient is hospitality. And he’s not talking about self-important people who […]
These two documentaries are about restaurants and the families who run them. It’s also about inheritance, career choices, as well as intense attention to detail, absolute dedication and hard work. The Bras family from Laguiole/Gaillac, run an award-winning restaurant. One year Michel Bras won best regional restaurant in France. Now his son has taken over […]