Yes, her story was fascinating and at the same time pretty tawdry.
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Makes my 20’s seem like I was a nun in a convent by comparison. I definitely don’t approve of the extreme drinking etc.
Yeah I had some crazy moments in high school and college but her craziness went on for a very long time. Obviously an addict. Can’t remember the exact ending but I think she finally got help right?
I haven’t finished it, I certainly hope so. So sad that she really wants to find a man who will love her, with her loving him back but she settles for just raw sex. Alcohol and drugs can certainly lead to lowering inhibitions.
She must have been together in her work life since Bourdain obviously trusted her and they worked together for many years.
I am so glad to have found this thread. Did not know it even existed until a few minutes ago.
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From the Gourmet Detective series .
Listen to Spiced to Death by Peter King on Audible. https://www.audible.com/pd/1696605725?source_code=ASSORAP0511160007.
Just started this. Crazy stuff how private equity has created a type of uber-capitalism that has created its own rules and eliminated liability for any bad decision via legislation and other avenues. Easy text to follow but man, the whole deal is a bit F***** up.
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I read an article (or listened to a podcast?) about this recently – sounds excellent. Let us know what you think.
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That’s looks right up my alley. Going to see if Libby has audio version.
Really enjoyed Food Person by Adam Roberts and also read Eric Ripert memoir (goes up to his moving to the US a in his 30’s) 32 Yolks. Interesting kind of sad childhood and dealing with crazy chef’s in Paris in his 20’s.
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My library did not have it but at least one of the series was free on Audible.
Found it on hoopla.
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I had to look that up!
My library uses Libby, but I can’t find a lot of things. I wonder if I can use Hoopla to.
Most of the mysteries I read are on hoopla not Libby.
Just signed up! Thanks! Lots of Walter Mosely too!
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I’m reading Michael Connelly’s latest, Nightshade, it introduces a new character, Detective Stilwell, and is set on Catalina Island. It’s very good, I read half of it last night.
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Don’t you just hate that when you can’t put a good book down and at the same time want to make it last as long as possible. Thanks for the recommendation.
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I’m reading Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder. It’s a fun and also painful read.
I don’t really read novels anymore, much prefer memoirs.
(Although I really loved The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz)
I don’t remember how I got the idea to read The Wedding People by Alison Espach. Many times I thought of not finishing it. She really over uses the word Fuck, about 2,000 times too many.
Looking back, I wasted my time on it.
I put the book down….too depressing. First chapter, intro gives the basics of how private equity has created a way of doing business with ZERO liability while raiding and destroying successful businesses built the old fashion capitalist way (which private equity is NOT). Then the books covers four industries (retail, healthcare, media and housing) with personal profiles of people and how their areas of work and lives change.
It’s well written, and tries to take a light or less depressing path on stuff (for lack of a better term) by profiling people and the human condition and fall out….but it’s still depressing. Profiling people was very smart, instead of getting into theory but it just pissed me off.
Hope I didn’t give too much away. Still a worthy read, might come back to it.
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