INSATIABLE Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess

The grande dame of "foodies," Gael Greene, presents a multi-course audio meal of gourmandizing, lovemaking, food and restaurant trends, and enough gossipy dishing to satisfy even the most inquiring and hungry minds. Greene bookends the recording with her own self-possessed yet mildly mocking tones. The body of the book is delivered by Nancy Travis, who breezes through the material with aplomb, in good-natured collusion with Greene's thirst for experience, whether it's food, sex, fame, or travel. A highlight is her quintessential '70s love affair with a naïve porn star; together they hobnobbed around Europe in search of great food and wine. Travis and Greene serve up a spicy and intelligent life in audio. D.J.B. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 06]