Behind the Kitchen Door (Paperback)

from MartyAllen

Readers will never think the same way about eating out again. Jayaraman's research is startling and hits home--if the reader doesn't care about the health of the people serving his food, he certainly will care about how it affects him. As the author points out in the book, people spend so much ti...

from TigerLMS

Saru Jayaraman's book Behind the Kitchen Door should be required reading for anyone who eats at restaurants-- which is almost everyone. In this call-to-arms to end restaurant industry abuses, Jayaraman asks a fairly simple, yet perplexing, question: If Americans love to eat out and care about whe...

from wealhtheowwylfing

One of the founders of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United recounts personal stories of hardship and injustice in the restaurant industry, backed up by national statistics. She details the legal policies and lobbying that enable these unjust and unhealthful working conditions, and lays out sp...

from NielsenGW

I am guilty of a crime. It's mostly a crime of omission or ignorance, but it is an offense nonetheless. When I go out to a restaurant, I have never concerned myself with whether the establishment has fair management or hiring practices. I never bother to find out whether anybody working that day ...

from nyiper

Beautifully written. Having watched Robert Irvine's Restaurant Impossible many times, it's frightening to think of the conditions of the vast majority (?) of small restaurants---which immediately advertises the fact that if you can't afford the help to take care of the facilities in the restauran...