Imagine becoming the new restaurant critic for The New York Times – one of your most important jobs is visiting restaurants, critiquing the food, service and atmosphere – but you can’t do it because everyone already knows who you are and why you are there. This is the scenario food writer Ruth Reichl faces when she moves to New York City from Los Angeles to begin her new job. Restaurant owners are on high alert for a visit from Reichl, so she soon learns that she must disguise herself in order to avoid special treatment. With the help of an actress friend, Reichl transforms herself into a series of often-hilarious unrecognizable characters in order to dine incognito at the restaurants she chooses to review. Reichl, currently the editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, has penned a thoroughly engaging expose’ of New York’s storied restaurant culture complete with delectable descriptions of meals. Riechl’s third food-centered memoir takes readers on a gustatory tour through some of New York City’s best-known restaurants, stopping off at a few “unknown” spots as well – all highlighted by Reichl’s actual reviews from the Times. Fans of Reichl’s two earlier memoirs will devour these new food adventures and new readers will be left hungry for another course.