Flash in the Pan: Life and Death of an American Restaurant

by David Blum

Book Overview

"Finally back in print, Flash in the Pan is the original--and still the best--reportage on the life and death of an American restaurant, a ground level view of every phase of its life. From the early, hope filled planning stages to the last, humiliating moments, it's a tragi-comic epic of hubris and human folly. Painfully hilarious and even more painfully true. This is a welcome reissue of a restaurant classic that should be read by every...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439193770
• ISBN13: 9781439193778
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

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No doubt it is difficult to successfully write about a restaurant that should never have opened by people you never would care to meet. The author was clearly not up to the task. The book was a hopeless mess.