I was extremely disappointed with this book. I expected to read more about the inner workings of NY restaurants, not recycled reviews from the New York Times. I thought it would be interesting to read about how she fooled restaurants with her various disguises. I did not expect to read page after page of where she bought the wigs, how she found the clothes, etc. etc. You can only read "the tastes exploded in my mouth like hundreds of little fireworks" (not a true quote from the book) so many times before you start skipping over the reviews. Save yourself some money and read the actual restaurant reviews from the Times' archives. I wish I had.