MCILHENNY'S GOLD How a Louisiana Family Built the Tabasco Empire

This intriguing biography of the McIlhenny Tabasco Company, a family business that has refused to go public like its wealthy counterparts, is as spicy an account as it is charming. Author Rothfeder is no stranger to writing about the business world, and his lengthy experience is demonstrated as he thoroughly recounts the creation of the family's treasured Tabasco Sauce and the principals who grew it into an unlikely family-run empire. This enthusiasm is wonderfully realized by celebrated narrator Norman Dietz, who offers a straightforward, unobtrusive reading that makes the McIlhenny company the star of the story. There are no frills, no thrills in Dietz's delivery, but his reading is thoroughly intriguing and inspiring. L.B. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2008]