{"product_id":"hunger-like-a-thirst-from-food-stamps-to-fine-dining-a-restaurant-critic-finds-her-place-at-the-table-1","title":"Hunger Like a Thirst: From Food Stamps to Fine Dining, a Restaurant Critic Finds Her Place at the Table","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBesha Rodell\u003c\/b\u003e is a James Beard Award-winning food writer, editor, and restaurant critic who has been obsessed with eating out since she was a child. Born in Australia in a bungalow on a farm her father dubbed Narnia, she moved to the United States as a teenager. She has been writing professionally for more than two decades, and her work has appeared in numerous publications, including \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Food \u0026amp; Wine, Saveur, Bon Appétit, Travel + Leisure, PUNCH, Eater, Gravy\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. She was the restaurant critic at \n\u003ci\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and was a critic and columnist for \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, where she is still a regular contributor. In 2019 Besha was tapped by \n\u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e to be their global critic, traveling the world solo to pick the best restaurants for an annual list. She is currently the chief restaurant critic at \n\u003ci\u003eThe Age\u003c\/i\u003e, the daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia. Besha moved back to Australia in 2017, and lives in Melbourne with her husband, Ryan; her parrot, Chobi; and a rotating menagerie of foster cats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Beautifully written, deeply moving, and a fascinating social document.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Nigella Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This hearty, heartfelt missive will appeal to anyone who likes to wax poetic about a memorable meal.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A meld of autobiography and culinary memoir with meat on its bones... It is Rodell's candor, her gift for asking so many savory, enlightening questions, that rewards the reader's palate. Structured like a good meal, or a good review, rendering a superb memoir.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Rodell delves into the glory years of making her bones as a female food writer in the male-dominated, early aughts restaurant industry... Her writing is fresh, biting and accessible. And her food descriptions are mouthwatering and luscious.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA witty and lively memoir from food writer and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e contributor Besha Rodell, (formerly) one of the world's last anonymous restaurant critics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Besha Rodell moved from Australia to the United States with her mother at fourteen, she was a foreigner in a new land, missing her friends, her father, and the food she grew up eating. In the years that followed, Rodell began waitressing and discovered the buzz of the restaurant world, immersing herself in the lifestyle and community while struggling with the industry's shortcomings. As she built a family, Rodell realized her dream, though only a handful of women before her had done it: to make a career as a restaurant critic. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the streets of Brooklyn to lush Atlanta to sunny Los Angeles to traveling and eating around the world, and, finally, home to Australia, Rodell takes us on a delicious, raw, and fascinating journey through her life and career and explores the history of criticism and dining and the cultural shifts that have turned us all into food obsessives. \n\u003ci\u003eHunger Like a Thirst\u003c\/i\u003e shares stories of the joys and hardships of Rodell's coming-of-age, the amazing (and sometimes terrible) meals she ate along the way, and the dear friends she made in each restaurant, workplace, and home. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/10\/2025 (EAN 9781250807120, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/21\/2025 pg. 1 (EAN 9781250807120, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2025 (EAN 9781250807120, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eRodell, Besha\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBesha Rodell\u003c\/b\u003e is a James Beard Award-winning food writer, editor, and restaurant critic who has been obsessed with eating out since she was a child. 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