Medium Raw

Hello all you No Reservations fans, Tony is back. This is an awesome follow-on to Kitchen Confidential, better even I think than The Nasty Bits. Yes, Tony has gone a little soft - he's happily married and has a daughter now - but he is still foul-mouthed and still brutally honest about how he feels about people and things (and the Food Network).

Tony is still SO very quotable. It seemed like almost every page I wanted to read something out loud to Mike (or whomever was near by) but had to stop myself. For instance, I will from now on call every mediocre, mass-production, unhealthy, "family" restaurant, "TGI McF*#&wad's". And I love "the 'Grandma rule' for travelers. You may not like Grandma's Thanksgiving turkey... But it's Grandma's turkey. And you are in Grandma's house. So shut the f*#& up and eat it."

A definite must read for fans and foodies alike. And I will never look at Sandra Lee the same way again.

Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook