What I didn’t realize is that I had broken down another important social convention: workers and employers don’t fraternize or dine together. The relationship between the proprietor or chef—which means “boss” in French—and the workers is rarely close. If you’re the boss, you surely got whatever you’ve gained off the back of the workers. Even if you

I've been writing this stuff for much the same reasons behind my frenetic traveling: Because I can. Because there's so little time. Because there's been so much to see and remember. Because I always think for sure the next book or the next show will tank, and I better make some fucking money while I can.