The Banter

The Guys talk about the chef trend to put inedible items on the plate. Spoiler: it’s not a good idea.

The Conversation

The Restaurant Guys are thrilled to meet Gael Greene, restaurant journalist and bon vivant! She coined the term “foodie.” Gael shares some of the details from 32 years as a food writer and beyond (including a few famous lovers). 

The Inside Track

The Guys didn’t know Gael before this show, but they got along so well they ended up dining out with her! Like them, she never wants the party to stop. 

“ I firmly believe that on my deathbed I will still be doing this and my last words will be, ‘Bring on dessert’,” Gael Greene on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2006 

Bio

Gael Greene Greene became food reporter at New York soon after its launch, in fall 1968 as the magazine's "insatiable critic" until 2000. She began her own website, InsatiableCritic.com, but continued as a columnist until 2008. 

In 2006, she released Insatiable: Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess,  Her other books include Delicious Sex; Bite: A New York Restaurant Strategy for Hedonists, Masochists, Selective Penny Pinchers and the Upwardly Mobile and Sex and the College Girl.

In 1981 she co-founded Citymeals-on-Wheels, along with James Beard, to help fund weekend and holiday meals for homebound elderly people in New York City. Greene received many awards for her work with Citymeals and in 1992 was honored as Humanitarian of the Year by the James Beard Foundation. She was the winner of the International Association of Cooking Professionals' magazine writing award (2000) and a Silver Spoon from Food Arts magazine.

Info

Gael’s book:
Insatiable: Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess

Gael’s website
http://insatiable-critic.com/Default.aspx 

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