Food and the City

Inside New York City’s vibrant food culture, Ina Yalof takes us behind the scenes, getting to know the chefs and the line cooks, restaurateurs, waiters and street vendors who make this industry their lives. And in this book, they share everything: family secrets and recipes, a story about how Dominique Ansel came up with the Cronut and why Woody Allen’s mother would allow only one person to slice her lox at Zabar’s. Ghaya Oliveira shares a hardscrabble yet swift trajectory from dishwasher to executive pastry chef. Restaurant owner Eddie Schoenfeld describes his journey from Nice Jewish Boy from Brooklyn to New York’s Indisputable Chinese Food Maven. With intimate insider access, Ina Yalof takes us on a tour of the iconic restaurants, the colorful characters that inhabit them, and all the delicious and unforgettable meals they produce.