Stuffed Adventures of a Restaurant Family |
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Author:
| Volk, Patricia |
ISBN: | 978-0-7861-2413-8 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2004 |
Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Audio tape |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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In this wildly funny and charming memoir, Patricia Volk entertains with a unique perspective of New York in the mid-to late-twentieth century and of a bigger-than-life family that owned fourteen restaurants, including Morgen s in the garment district. Sharing life and good food for three generations, her larger-than-life Jewish family has exhibited a voracious appetite for life, making their mark in cuisine, on Wall Street, on calendars, and in society. Exhibiting a terrifyingly...
More DescriptionIn this wildly funny and charming memoir, Patricia Volk entertains with a unique perspective of New York in the mid-to late-twentieth century and of a bigger-than-life family that owned fourteen restaurants, including Morgen s in the garment district. Sharing life and good food for three generations, her larger-than-life Jewish family has exhibited a voracious appetite for life, making their mark in cuisine, on Wall Street, on calendars, and in society. Exhibiting a terrifyingly positive attitude and a cosmic disdain for the status quo, all of them the tyrants, do-gooders, lovers, martyrs, and fakes lived at full tilt.