Quick food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled American cultural imperialism abroad. This's a lengthy list of charges, but Eric Schlosser makes them stick together with an artful mix of first-rate reportage, wry wit, and careful reasoning.
Schlosser's ...
At age twenty-seven, Danny Meyer launched his groundbreaking Union Square Cafe—the first of his innovative and revered New York City institutions. Twenty-three years later, he is CEO of one of the world's much dynamic restaurant organizations. Now Danny shares the groundbreaking business philosophy this serves as the foundation for each ...
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History houses, ...
The story of the visionary young widow who built a champagne empire, showed the world how to exist together with style, and emerged a legend
Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamour, style, and luxury. But who was this young widow—the Veuve Clicquot—whose champagne sparkled at the courts of France, Britain, and Russia, ...