Restaurant Man (Thorndike Press Large Print Biography Series)

Restaurant Man (Thorndike Press Large Print Biography Series) by Bastianich, Joe. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781410448675.

"In his memoir Restaurant Man, Joe Bastianich charts his culinary journey from working in his parents red-sauce joint to becoming one of the countrys most successful restauranteurs. Joe first learned the ropes from his father, Felice Bastianich, the ultrapragmatic, self-proclaimed restaurant man. After college and a year on Wall Street, Joe bought a one-way ticket to Italy and worked in restaurants and vineyards. Upon his return to New York, he partnered with his mother Lidia, and soon joined forces with Mario Batali, establishing one superlative restaurant after another"--