Salty, Not Sweet: A Life in the Food World

Florence Fabricant—celebrated New York Times food writer for more than 50 years—recounts a life defined by the insatiable search for new dining experiences, tracing the evolution of food and restaurant culture in the United States and abroad, and her instrumental role in revealing it, along the way.

What is it like to have a front-row seat to the evolution of dining and restaurant culture—in the United States and abroad—for half a century? Few can answer that question, but Florence Fabrican...