I was conflicted through this entire memoir. The insight into running a restaurant, especially for a restaurant freak like me, was totally fascinating. The wine and Italian cooking intelligence was also interesting. I get the fact that he's a tough Restaurant Man, and that kind of no-nonsense app...
I loved this book. It explains the humble beginnings of an Italian-American hardworking family, Starting out with one restaurant in Queens NY. Lidia Bastianich had the insight to see NYC as being the place to offer authentic Italian dishes and not a typical red sauce, spaghetti and meatball resta...