"Nobody Knows the Truffles I've Seen" 1998 Lang, George (Inscribed)

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LANG, George

Inscribed: With best regards from

Restaurateur and raconteur's autobiography.

[384] pp.

Alfred A Knopf

1998

9 1/2" x … Read more LANG, George

Inscribed: With best regards from

Restaurateur and raconteur's autobiography.

[384] pp.

Alfred A Knopf

1998

9 1/2" x 6 3/4"

George Lang (July 13, 1924 – July 5, 2011) was a Hungarian born American restaurateur, food and travel writer, critic and journalist.

"Both moving and entertaining, George Lang's absorbing autobiography draws the reader into an extraordinarily rich life filled with talent, wonder, and passion: an example of how torment can be transformed into beauty."-Elie Wiesel
"A heartfelt, funny, moving story of survival. A great read."-Paul Newman
"Anyone reading this remarkable memoir will understand why George Lang remains not only one of New York's great restaurateurs but one of its most vibrant citizens as well."-David Halberstam
"A book to savor, relish, smack one's lips over, and profoundly appreciate."-William Safire
"You don't need to be Hungarian to enjoy this book."-George Soros
"George Lang's success story, so brilliantly recounted here, is the absolute personification of the American dream."-Dominique LaPierre
"This book is as charming and sophisticated as its author."-Walter Cronkite See less