Written and read by food writer and\u00a0<\/b>New York Times<\/i><\/b>\u00a0contributor Besha Rodell\u2014(formerly) one of the world\u2019s last anonymous restaurant critics\u2014comes this witty and lively memoir.<\/b><\/p>\n
When Besha Rodell moved from Australia to the United States with her mother at fourteen, she was a foreigner in a new land, missing her friends, her father, and the food she grew up eating. In the years that followed, Rodell began waitressing and discovered the buzz of the restaurant world, immersing herself in the lifestyle and community while struggling with the industry\u2019s shortcomings. As she built a family, Rodell realized her dream, though only a handful of women before her had done it: to make a career as a restaurant critic.<\/p>\n
From the streets of Brooklyn to lush Atlanta to sunny Los Angeles to traveling and eating around the world, and, finally, home to Australia, Rodell takes us on a delicious, raw, and fascinating journey through her life and career and explores the history of criticism and dining and the cultural shifts that have turned us all into food obsessives.\u00a0Hunger Like a Thirst<\/i>\u00a0shares stories of the joys and hardships of Rodell\u2019s coming-of-age, the amazing (and sometimes terrible) meals she ate along the way, and the dear friends she made in each restaurant, workplace, and home.<\/p>\n