HOTBOX Inside Catering, the Food World's Riskiest Business

Award-winning cookbook authors and brothers Matt and Ted Lee go behind the scenes to examine the most competitive cooking of all--New York City's high-end catering. As the Lees deftly interview chefs, workers, and clients, their Southern charm enhances their narration. Listeners will feel part of the team as they spend four years working at all levels of preparing "fiestas" for the New York Public Library, museums, and other institutions. Facts about the history of catering and the venues of the events add to the listening pleasure. Most moving is the Lees' distress that few of the clients appreciate or even thank the people (servers, etc.) who make each event succeed. Even non-foodies will savor lesser known morsels of information and marvel at how the wealthy celebrate. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2019]