...confidence and bravado resonate throughout Crenn’s high-spirited memoir.

...the story here is less about food than about Crenn’s confidence: where it came from and what it has allowed her to achieve.

Crenn is clear about the issues facing women who work in the culinary world—and is always an advocate for the different and the unusual. With her facing a diagnosis of an aggressive form of breast cancer at book’s end, readers of all ages and genders will wish her the very best. Spirited and inspiring..

Engaging and candid, this memoir offers a glimpse into a unique life as the author eloquently articulates the artistic, social, and political vision behind her daring, award-winning cuisine.

...an empowering memoir that celebrates female entrepreneurship.