Thank you, Köehler Books for providing a copy of Culinary Leverage by Douglas Keane for me to review. I learned of this book after reading an interview with Keane on the Food Gal blog. The interview was great and I couldn’t wait to read this memoir. It started out a little darker than I expected and I shed a few tears at first but that shows how affecting the writing was. I loved learning about the restaurant star rating system and how it affects chefs. I got a kick out of the mentions of Michael Bauer, former local restaurant critic here. I have a feeling Keane could have said a lot more about the “Bauer Era”! This is an amazing book that pulls no punches and is an interesting view of the realities of working in and owning restaurants. Keane has lots of ideas about improving the restaurant business, and his new venture Cyrus incorporates his vision. It sounds amazing and I really enjoyed meeting his team and learning about their contributions. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5 for this fascinating book!