Themostcompelling,insightful,andwhite-knuckledjourneybehindtherestaurantcurtainsinceAnthonyBourdain’sKitchenConfidential.MarkH.Brezinskiisaforty-five-yearveteranofthedynamicrestaurantindustry.AgraduateofthefamedSchoolofHotelAdministrationatCornellUniversity,Markwentontocreateorco-createmultiplenationallyacclaimedrestaurantcompanies.HisexperiencesspantheglobeinsearchofculinarydiscoveriesandinspirationswithindustryiconslikethelateNormanBrinker,PaulFleming,PhilRomano,andchefsMichaelMinaandMarkMiller.Mark’srestaurantshavefeaturedaninternationalbuffetoffoodsthatincludeIndian,Italian,French,andVietnamese.HistravelshavetakenhimfromTokyotoTuscany,fromSanFranciscotoShanghai,fromMumbaitoMaui.Thisbooktakesyoutoalloftheseplacesandmore,whiletellingbehind-the-scenesstories--sometimesfunny,oftenheartbreaking,andneverwithoutlessonslearned.Thejourneyisaremarkabletag-alongtothehighsandlowsofbeinganentrepreneurandtheself-discoverythatcomeswitheachstop.MarkresidesinDallasand,neveronetoleaveastoneunturned,iscurrentlyfounderofhislatestconcept,Bizzy,whichfeatureshisvisionofbetterfastfood.
