{"product_id":"flash-in-the-pan-life-and-death-of-an-american-restaurant-9781439193778","title":"Flash in the Pan: Life and Death of an American Restaurant","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Finally back in print, \u003ci\u003eFlash in the Pan\u003c\/i\u003e is the original--and still the best--reportage on the life and death of an American restaurant, a ground level view of every phase of its life. From the early, hope filled planning stages to the last, humiliating moments, it's a tragi-comic epic of hubris and human folly. Painfully hilarious and even more painfully true. This is a welcome reissue of a restaurant classic that should be read by every culinary and food service student in America and sit comfortably next to Orwell's \u003ci\u003eDown and Out\u003c\/i\u003e on every shelf.\" \u003cbr\u003e--Anthony Bourdain, author of \u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1990, journalist David Blum got backstage access to the life and death of The Falls, a downtown Manhattan restaurant that captured the 1980s in all its extravagant excess. Its owners--a tanned, Brahmin barkeep and a handsome Irish firefighter from Queens--partnered with movie star pal Matt Dillon to cater to New York's most glamorous models, actors, and writers. \u003ci\u003eFlash in the Pan\u003c\/i\u003e captured in hilarious detail the quick decline and disastrous fall of The Falls, and has become a classic cautionary tale for anyone who might harbor the fantasy of opening a restaurant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Blum is the editor of Kindle Singles, the storefront for high quality longform writing on Kindle. He was previously the editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eFlash in the Pan\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1992, was his first book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlum, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDavid Blum\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of Kindle Singles, the storefront for high quality longform writing on Kindle. He was previously the editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eFlash in the Pan\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1992, was his first book.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556732145938,"sku":"9781439193778","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bb5e27ae-e057-47a9-8b36-7040a40c76e4.jpg?v=1731762371","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/flash-in-the-pan-life-and-death-of-an-american-restaurant-9781439193778","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}