Our waitress at Bungalow Club said that her chef told her that Kitchen Confidential was completely true. While unlikely, the book was lively and entertaining. And, reflecting the author's personality, it was manic, crude, and funny, and seemed larger than life. Overall, we gave the book a pretty good rating. The restaurant also got an above average vote.
In the midst of continuing Washington turmoil (Kavanaugh nomination, Rosenstein controversy, etc.), politics dominated our conversation. Also, we did a round-robin description of our "most memorable meal:" somebody mentioned a Thanksgiving dinner but most of us thought of examples of wonderful French cooking.
Our next book is James Hilton's Lost Horizon. Other titles suggested were Gibbon's Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, Dumas' Three Musketeers, and Reich's Who We Are and How We Got Here. The next meeting is Wednesday, October 24; Bill is on deck to suggest the next book.
