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A delicious memoir that takes us from Buenos Aires to New York to Berlin as the author, driven by wanderlust and an unrelenting appetite, finds purpose, passion, and unexpected flavor. After putting her dream of opening her own restaurant on hold, Layne Mosler moves to Buenos Aires to write about food. But she is also in search of that elusive something that could give shape to her life. One afternoon, fleeing a tango club following a terrible turn on the dance floor, she impulsively asks her taxista to take her to his favorite restaurant. Soon she is savoring one of the best steaks of her life and, in the weeks that follow, repeating the experiment with equally delectable results. So begins the gustatory adventure that becomes the basis for Mosler's cult blog, Taxi Gourmet.
About the Author
Layne Mosler grew up in a southern California family of butchers, bakers, failed farmers and fabulous cooks, started working in restaurants at age 17, and was inspired to major in cultural anthropology after her first overseas trip to Russia in 1991.
She's written for The Guardian/Observer and NPR Berlin, reviewed restaurants for New York magazine, and contributed to the Travel Channel's worldhum.com, among other outlets. Her stories have also been anthologized in The Best Women's Travel Writing 2011 and 2012. Her Taxi Gourmet blog has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
Driving Hungry (Pantheon, 2015) is her first book. She lives in Berlin.
