NIGHTLY READING THREAD: Welcome to Edition #60 (!) of #GMGReads. Every night through this weird time, I'm tweeting out a list of my five favorite books around a general theme—and a link to an indie bookstore where you can order them online....
I wrote for @WIRED last week about how the pandemic is devastating small businesses—and, in particular—restaurants. It's just been heartbreaking to watch our favorite restaurants in such pain. So tonight, I thought I'd do food industry memoirs.... wired.com/story/the-pand…
1) I've recommended a few of her other books, but there are still more to celebrate: Ruth Reichl (@ruthreichl) is just a master writer and her COMFORT ME WITH APPLES explores her transition from cook to critic: northshire.com/book/978081298…
2) It seems such an obvious choice to recommend Anthony Bourdain's KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL, but the book really is that good and it's surely one of the most influential food books of all time: northshire.com/book/978006089…
3) Kingsley Amis' colorful and witty cocktail writing is distilled (get it?!) into EVERYDAY DRINKING: strandbooks.com/product/978159…
4) Calvin Trillin's food writing, in ALICE LET'S EAT, is a delightful collection of food and a loving marriage: powells.com/book/-97808129…
5) Debra Ginsberg's WAITING, her confessional of her time as a waitress, came long before the Food Channel transformed the food world and is still well worth the read: strandbooks.com/product/978006…
Those are tonight's #GMGReads. What are your favorite books about food? Which restaurants are you excited to eat at again? Share! #avidreadersunite
