Chef's Night Out

About the authors: Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page are coauthors of a groundbreaking series of books chronicling America's vibrant restaurant culture, including the James Beard Award-winning Becoming a Chef. Dornenburg has cooked professionally in some of the best restaurants on the East Coast, including Arcadia, JUdson Grill, and March in New York City, and Biba and the East Coast Grill in Boston. He attended the School for American Chefs, where he studied with Madeleine Kamman. Page, the recipient of the 1997 Melitta Bentz Award for Women's Achievement, is a graduate of the Harvard Business School (whose alumnae network she heads) and Northwestern University, which named her to The Council of 100 (leading alumnae). About the photographer: Michael Donnelly is a New York-based photographer whose work has appeared in Elle, House & Garden, Travel & Leisure, and the World of Interiors.

Preface; Acknowledgments; Leading Chefs Interviewed for Chef's Night Out; Restaurants Mentioned in Chef's Night Out; PART I. Why Eat Out? You Are What You Eat: The Importance of Dining Out; PART II; How to Taste: Ten Steps to Educating a Palate and Becoming a Better Cook; PART III; How to Dine: Eating Like a Chef: Cultivating Discrimination and Appreciation; PART IV; Where the Chefs Eat: A Guide to Chefs' Favorite Spots and How You Can Enjoy Them, Too; Appendix.; Index.