The Man Who Ate the World: In Search of the Perfect Dinner

A hilarious and insightful journey into the world of restaurant meals.―Mario Batali . Nobody goes to restaurants for nutritional reasons. They go for the experience. And what price a really top experience? . What price indeed? Fearlessly and with great wit and verve award-winning restaurant critic Jay Rayner goes in search of the perfect meal. From the Tokyo sushi chef who offers a toast of snake-infused liquor to close a spectacular meal to Joël Robuchon in Las Vegas where Robuchon himself eagerly watches his guests every mouthful to seven three-star Michelin restaurants in seven days in Paris Rayner conducts a whirlwind tour of high-end gastronomy that will thrill the heart―and stomach―of any armchair gourmand. Along the way he uses his entrée into the restaurant world to probe the larger issues behind the globalization of dinner. . Riotously funny and shrewdly observed The Man Who Ate the World is a fascinating look at the business and pleasure of fine dining.