
ForkFight!
Whisks, Risks, and Conflicts Behind the Restaurant Curtain
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
The most compelling, insightful, and white-knuckled journey behind the restaurant curtain since Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential. Mark H. Brezinski is a forty-five-year veteran of the dynamic restaurant industry. A graduate of the famed School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, Mark went on to create or co-create multiple nationally acclaimed restaurant companies. His experiences span the globe in search of culinary discoveries and inspirations with industry icons like the late Norman Brinker, Paul Fleming, Phil Romano, and chefs Michael Mina and Mark Miller. Mark's restaurants have featured an international buffet of foods that include Indian, Italian, French, and Vietnamese. His travels have taken him from Tokyo to Tuscany, from San Francisco to Shanghai, from Mumbai to Maui. This book takes you to all of these places and more, while telling behind-the-scenes stories—sometimes funny, often heartbreaking, and never without lessons learned. The journey is a remarkable tag-along to the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur and the self-discovery that comes with each stop. Mark resides in Dallas and, never one to leave a stone unturned, is currently founder of his latest concept, Bizzy, which features his vision of better fast food.
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Table of contents
- ForkFight!
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Author’s Note
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Prologue
- 1: And So It Begins
- 2: Eatzi’s. The Shortest Job I Ever Had
- 3: Sam’s Café. Proving Ground
- 4: Tin Star. Great Concept, Awful Partnership
- 5: Pei Wei Asian Diner. Solid Platinum
- 6: Bengal Coast. My Dream Come True
- 7: Aftermath. The Long Nightmare
- 8: Zinsky’s. A Good Catholic Boy Opens a Jewish Delicatessen
- 9: Velvet Taco. Lightning Strikes Twice
- 10: Trinity Groves. How I Survived Phil Romano. Again
- 11: Banh Shop. My Fingerprint on Yum!
- 12: Cashing in on New Dough
- 13: Pizza in China?
- 14: Food Halls. The Next Culinary Rage
- 15: Udon Succumbs to COVID-19
- 16: Keeping Bizzy
- 17: The Vault
- Photos
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- About the Co-Author
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