Chef's Night Out: From Four-Star Restaurants to Neighborhood Favorites: 100 Top Chefs Tell You Where (and How!) to Enjoy America's Best

by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page

Book Overview

For America's leading chefs, experiencing restaurants fully from the diner's side of the table is crucial to their creative and professional development. This work presents the wisdom of the nation's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471363456
• ISBN13: 9780471363453
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

You must own this book!

This book is a great resource for people looking for a great place to eat. Whether you are a business traveler or a casual "summer vacation with the family" traveler, this book will tell you all the best places in major cities across the country to enjoy a delicious meal. Who better to ask about good food than some of the best chefs in the nation. I've recommended this book to several people and they all have enjoyed it. Do yourself a favor and GET THIS BOOK! You won't regret it!

A Fun Book, for reading, information...and DREAMING!

I may not get to travel that much (except maybe to Chicago), but when I do, I sure do like to have all my ducks in a row. That's why I love this book. I can read about different places I want to travel to, and see what restaurants the "real" residents will be eating in. It's arranged so you can take it city by city, but once you are in a particular city, you can read right straight through it. Even if I don't get to Los Angeles, I sure will know where to eat there!

Fabulous guide for traveling foodies!

I truly had trouble putting this book down. First I checked out the NYC scene, then I read about the city I had just visited, and then on to the city I will next visit. So many restaurants, and so little time! I'm especially looking forward to exploring some of the non-descript, inexpensive places that the chefs recommend.

Great for anyone who travels regularly

I travel a lot on business and am always looking for interesting places to take clients or grab a quick bite myself. This book is great! I especially like the wine tips, and having all the addresses and phone numbers right there. And the comments from the chefs are fun to read! I will definitely browse through this before every trip.

Foodie Paradise Between Two Covers

Once I got this book in my hands, I didn't want to put it down!I thought I knew a lot about where and how to eat out, but the star chefs in this book are teaching me plenty more--like the RIGHT way to order in a Chinese restauarant, the "must-have" specialties in each city (like sourdough bread in San Francisco and barbeque in Memphis) and where to find THE BEST. What I loved about it that it's got the places for those special occasion (or expense account) dinners, but it shows that eating well doesn't have to be snobby or expensive. The chefs recommend a whole treasure-trove of bargains--the little "hole in the wall" places in major cities that they frequent for great food. For example, it tells where Jean Georges eats authentic Vietnamese food in New York City and where Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin goes for his favorite pizza (I wouldn't have guessed the guy even ATE pizza!), where in Phillie to get the best cheesesteak (several chefs have differing opinions), where in Chicago Charlie Trotter goes for Italian Beef. There's even a "Chef's Secret Cravings" section--great burgers are high on the list (they name their favorite "joints"), as are Krispy Kreme Donuts! What was also wonderful was the absolute wealth of advice and information--the book is jam-packed, and there are gems on every page, like how to eat an oyster and what kind of expectations you should have for your dining experience. Flipping through the appendix, I found the resources there (recommended reading list, source for greenmarkets, where to go to look for a cooking apprenticeship, etc.) invaluable for ANYONE who has any interest in food--whether eating out or cooking (professionally or at home).All-in-all, the book was a joy for this foodie to read and I'm already using it as a reference--I've tried two places close to my neighborhood (Pearl Oyster Bar & Chibi's Sake Bar) that I'd never been to--both were GREAT!