An account of the rise and fall of a New York City restaurant describes how The Falls became the ultimate downtown hangout in the early 1990s, going behind the scenes to introduce its owners, investors, chefs, waiters, and others. 17,500 first printing.
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When The Falls opened in lower Manhattan in 1990 with all the pomp and press attention befitting a "hot" new trendy restaurant, no one imagined that it would close in little more than a year. The story of The Falls sadly typifies those dining-as-theater eateries where an artsy space, chic clientele, and modelesque service upstage the cuisine. Blum, a writer for Esquire , Vanity Fair , and The New Republic , offers a voyeuristic behind-the-scenes account of the intricacies of starting and running such an establishment. Filled with plentiful humor and satisfying anecdotes about the characters and events that make up the hip "downtown" New York scene, Blum's book is more an entertaining look at, rather than a serious dissertation on, the restaurant business. Recommended for popular business collections.
-David Nudo, New York
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
-David Nudo, New York
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A Failed Restraunt,
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This review is from: Flash in the Pan: Life and Death of an American Restaurant (Paperback)
This book is about what happened to a resturant from the concept through opening and the closing of the establishment. If you have never worked in the Food Industry then I would not by this book. If you have been in the food industry you might enjoy the read. I have been in the industry for over 20 years and found the book kind of intresting but nothing outstanding. The other reviews hear just are trashing the book for no reason.
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A failed attempt of recounting a failed restaurant,
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This review is from: Flash in the Pan: Life and Death of an American Restaurant (Paperback)
My book club chose this book as this month's selection. There was not a moment that I enjoyed reading the book. The writing style leaves much to be appreciated. You want this restaurant to fail from the first page on -- no one is sympathetic. The best part of this book was getting to the end, when I would no longer have to endure the torture of reading it.
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This review is from: Flash in the Pan: Life and Death of an American Restaurant (Paperback)
I guess because it's out of print and Anthony Bourdain has mentioned it that this book became a bit of must read in the food world. Crazily, for awhile, some copies were going for a few hundred dollars. I ended up finding it at the library and I'm certainly glad I didn't buy it. It isn't that great of a book or that great of a story. Sorry.
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