Fearless Critic Austin Restaurant Guide

Fearless Critic Austin Restaurant Guide
Author: Robin S. Goldstein
Publisher:
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2006-06-19
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780974014333

Brutally honest, cheeky, and fiercely independent, the Fearless Critic is the definitive restaurant guide to the Austin area. Acclaimed critic Robin Goldstein has teamed with a secret panel of local critics to create a 416-page blockbuster of a book. The critics dine incognito, accepting no free meals and no ads from restaurants. Prepare to be shocked by the results: this is a new breed of food writing. The book includes more than 400 brutally honest reviews, rigorous grades (with no grade inflation), and helpful cross-referenced lists that cover every corner of Austin's eclectic dining scene, from the power steakhouses to Hill Country BBQ shrines, wine bars to breakfast taco stands. It's an essential reference for anyone who eats out in the Austin area, including Bee Cave, Cedar Park, Dripping Springs, LakeTravis area, Lockhart, Marble Falls, Oak Hill, Pflugerville, Round Rock, and the Hill County.

ForkFight!

ForkFight!
Author: Mark H. Brezinski
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2023-04-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1637587511

The most compelling, insightful, and white-knuckled journey behind the restaurant curtain since Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential. Mark H. Brezinski is a forty-five-year veteran of the dynamic restaurant industry. A graduate of the famed School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, Mark went on to create or co-create multiple nationally acclaimed restaurant companies. His experiences span the globe in search of culinary discoveries and inspirations with industry icons like the late Norman Brinker, Paul Fleming, Phil Romano, and chefs Michael Mina and Mark Miller. Mark’s restaurants have featured an international buffet of foods that include Indian, Italian, French, and Vietnamese. His travels have taken him from Tokyo to Tuscany, from San Francisco to Shanghai, from Mumbai to Maui. This book takes you to all of these places and more, while telling behind-the-scenes stories—sometimes funny, often heartbreaking, and never without lessons learned. The journey is a remarkable tag-along to the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur and the self-discovery that comes with each stop. Mark resides in Dallas and, never one to leave a stone unturned, is currently founder of his latest concept, Bizzy, which features his vision of better fast food.

Dream Makers

Dream Makers
Author: Jim “The Rookie” Morris
Publisher: Savio Republic
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2020-06-23
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1682617971

Jim Morris is no stranger to big dreams. Since he was five years old, he passionately yearned to play baseball in the major leagues. However, despite all his hard work and determination, a series of unfortunate events and injuries scuttled his career before he was twenty-five. Doctors told him he would never play again. Then at age thirty-five—after a string of highly implausible events and at an age when most players are retiring—Morris found himself on the mound as a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His return to the game was so incredible that Disney made his story into a heartwarming film—The Rookie—with a stellar performance by Dennis Quaid. It was released to popular acclaim and was a huge box office success. It won the ESPY for Best Sports Movie in 2002 and the CAMIE award for Character and Morality in Entertainment. Dream Makers picks up where The Rookie left off. This compelling memoir explores the untapped territory of Morris’s life, including his contentious relationship with his father, his incessant and grueling struggle with pain and addiction, the mentorship with his wise and loving grandfather who kept him grounded, and the resolve and faith that drove him to overcome every tribulation. Dream Makers explores the transformative power of surrounding yourself with the best, most accomplished people possible—inspiring you to overcome life’s obstacles and achieve your dreams. Life can come at you fast, but with God, all things are possible. “It’s not about me. It’s what God can do through me.”

Fearless Critic: Austin Restaurant Guide

Fearless Critic: Austin Restaurant Guide
Author: Fearless Critic
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-04
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781608160112

Brutally honest, cheeky, and fiercely independent, Fearless Critic, the definitive restaurant guide to Austin, Texas, is back in a brand-new third edition--bigger and better than ever, now with 500 reviews, completely revised and updated, and 75 brand-new places to eat since the last edition! * A definitive reference: covers 500 places to eat across Austin, the suburbs, and Texas Hill Country, from power lunch spots to quirky wine bars, Round Rock Sushi to Lockhart BBQ * Helps you dine better for less: dozens of little-known bargain finds, from taco trucks to Korean groceries, ribs to tibs * Comprehensive and easy to use: 80 pages of detailed lists, plus special vegetarian and late-night dining guides * Trustworthy: by a panel of undercover local critics who dine incognito, don't accept freebies, and don't pull punches

Blackout

Blackout
Author: Sarah Hepola
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2015-06-23
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 145555457X

In this unflinchingly honest and hilarious memoir, a woman discovers that her best life is a sober one. For Sarah Hepola, drinking felt like freedom; part of her birthright as a twenty-first-century woman. But there was a price–she often blacked out, having no memory of the lost hours. On the outside, her career was flourishing, but inside, her spirit was diminishing. She could no longer avoid the truth–she needed help. Blackout is the story of a woman stumbling into a new kind of adventure–sobriety. Sarah Hepola's tale will resonate with anyone who has had to face the reality of addiction and the struggle to put down the bottle. At first it seemed like a sacrifice–but in the end, it was all worth it to get her life back.

Fearless Critic Austin Restaurant Guide

Fearless Critic Austin Restaurant Guide
Author: Robin Goldstein
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781608160204

Fearless Critic restaurant guides offer brutally honest reviews from undercover chefs and food nerds dining incognito and are totally supported by user funding rather than paid advertisements. The Fearless Critic is utterly unique in its candor, its rigor, its irreverent lack of deference to the sacred cows, and its devotion to finding a city's best food, wherever it may lie. Each review is a full-page long and includes a food rating out of 10, a feel rating out of 10, and practical information about the restaurant. The handy reference section lists all restaurants by cuisine, neighborhood, and special features and offers a specific guide for vegetarians. More than just entertaining reads, these are essential references for anyone who eats out. This definitive restaurant guide to Austin is better than ever, including 50 brand-new establishments among the 250 places to eat across Austin, the suburbs, and Texas Hill country. The updated fifth edition offers a wide range of dining stops, from power lunch spots and quirky wine bars to Round Rock Sushi and Lockhart BBQ, and budget-sensitive options that include dozens of little-known bargain finds, such as taco trucks, Korean groceries, and Ethiopian tibs.

Fearless Critic New Haven Restaurant Guide

Fearless Critic New Haven Restaurant Guide
Author: Robin S. Goldstein
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-06
Genre: New Haven (Conn.)
ISBN: 9780974014371

Fearless Critic restaurant guides offer brutally honest reviews from undercover chefs and food nerds dining incognito and are totally supported by user funding rather than paid advertisements. The Fearless Critic is utterly unique in its candor, its rigor, its irreverent lack of deference to the sacred cows, and its devotion to finding a city's best food, wherever it may lie. Each review is a full-page long and includes a food rating out of 10, a feel rating out of 10, and practical information about the restaurant. The handy reference section lists all restaurants by cuisine, neighborhood, and special features and offers a specific guide for vegetarians. More than just entertaining reads, these are essential references for anyone who eats out. Now back in its third edition, the Fearless Critic is revised and updated, with reviews and ratings of places to eat in the New Haven area, including more coverage of the suburbs than ever before.

Fearless Critic Houston Restaurant Guide

Fearless Critic Houston Restaurant Guide
Author: Ron Bechtol
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781608160242

Fearless Critic restaurant guides offer brutally honest reviews from undercover chefs and food nerds dining incognito and are totally supported by user funding rather than paid advertisements. The Fearless Critic is utterly unique in its candor, its rigor, its irreverent lack of deference to the sacred cows, and its devotion to finding a city's best food, wherever it may lie. Each review is a full-page long and includes a food rating out of 10, a feel rating out of 10, and practical information about the restaurant. The handy reference section lists all restaurants by cuisine, neighborhood, and special features and offers a specific guide for vegetarians. More than just entertaining reads, these are essential references for anyone who eats out. Now back in its fourth edition, the Houston guide is revised and updated to include 50 new restaurants. The book offers reviews and ratings of places to eat in the greater metro area, encompassing more coverage of the suburbs than ever before, from taquerias to power steakhouses and from country BBQ to Chinatown dim sum.

Fearless Critic Houston Restaurant Guide

Fearless Critic Houston Restaurant Guide
Author: Robin S. Goldstein
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-11
Genre: Houston (Tex.)
ISBN: 9780974014340

The Fearless Critic is the definitive restaurant guide to the Houston area. Acclaimed critic Robin Goldstein has teamed with a secret panel of brutally honest undercover chefs to create a 528-page blockbuster of a book, fiercely independent, relentlessly opinionated, and exhaustively comprehensive. The critics dine incognito, accepting no free meals and no ads from restaurants. Prepare to be shocked by the results: this is a new breed of food writing. The book includes more than 400 cheeky reviews, rigorous letter grades from A+ to D- (with no grade inflation), and helpful cross-referenced lists that cover every corner of Houston's vast dining scene, from the power steakhouses to the Tamale Man. It's an essential reference for anyone who eats out in the Houston area, from River Oaks to the Woodlands, Downtown to Chinatown. Previous praise for Robin Goldstein's restaurant guides: "Pulls no punches ... even icons get goosed"--Austin American-Statesman "Talent for turning out zingers"--Boston Globe "Scathing and scintillating"--New Haven Register "Written with panache ... compelling"--Jane and Michael Stern, columnists, Gourmet Magazine

Off the Clock

Off the Clock
Author: Roni Loren
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2016-01-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0698184181

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LOVING ON THE EDGE NOVELS, THE FIRST IN A SENSUAL NEW SERIES Overtime has never felt so good… Marin Rush loves studying sex. Doing it? That’s another story. In the research lab, Marin’s lack of practical knowledge didn’t matter, but now that she’s landed a job at The Grove, a high-end, experimental sex therapy institute, she can’t ignore the fact that the person most in need of sexual healing may be her. Dr. Donovan West, her new hotshot colleague, couldn’t agree more. Donovan knows that Marin’s clients are going to eat her alive unless she gets some hands-on experience. And if she fails at the job, he can say goodbye to a promotion, so he assigns her a list of R-rated tasks to prepare her for the wild clientele of The Grove’s X-wing. But some of those tasks are built for two, and when he finds Marin searching for a candidate to help her check off her list, Donovan decides there’s only one man for the job—him. As long as they keep their erotic, off-the-clock activities strictly confidential and without strings, no one will get fired—or worse, get attached…