Interesting glimpses into a variety of parts of food/restaurant industry. Relatable story. ( )

It's a great and informative read of a woman's journey into food addiction and recovery. Without giving anything away, certain aspects of it helped me to help someone else. I'm a volunteer listener at an online counseling site. There were parts of this book that allowed me to understand what someone was going through ( )

Interesting book about eating disorders. Not sure how accurate. Eating disorders complicated issue. ( )

Wow! What an honest and remarkable story. The writing captured me and I felt like I was truly on this journey with her. I have nothing but respect for Hannah, she is an exceptional writer and her honesty is inspiring. ( )

From her teens, Hannah Howard had always been obsessed with food, especially fine food.

After an overly critical childhood, where her mother cared far more about Hannah's weight than Hannah did, she clawed her way into Columbia University and then searched for her place in the food industry. She started out at a gelato cart and then worked in a variety of venues: haute cuisine restaurants, gourmet food stores, and even a chain steak house restaurant.

She speaks frankly about the sexism and even rape within the industry where most chefs and managers are male.

During the time she relates, she bounced from anorexia to obesity while also being addicted to older, often married boyfriends always tied to the food industry.

I expected this to be light and fluffy and in many ways it was. But there was actually a bit of meat there, too (excuse all the food puns, please!) and it ended with quite a bit of hope as she seems to have found her path to recovery.

It was a well written, entertaining read. She writes in an engaging style that drew me quickly onward. I found it a pleasant book, but already in writing this review, many of the details have escaped me. She is currently working as a food writer, a topic I'm interested in, so I'll be interested to see her next offering. ( )