[firebrand]

Just finishing Heat by Bill Buford--far and away the best restaurant book I have ever read. Features Mario Batali and other colorful people he has worked with. Great food book even if you are not fascinated with the restaurant trade as I am.

[Persevero]

I really liked “Heat” but got tired of it towards the end. Also how did this man fund all this free labor? Trust fund baby?

I wonder how you liked “Last of the Mohicans,” I had such high hopes. I sort of liked it, and thought I needed to read all the Leatherstocking tales - so I did, and it ended up being a Big Nothing. Sort of the 1800s meandering almost Dickensian no real conclusion thing.