I liked the casual way the author went about examining food in the city, but I feel like her choices were somewhat informed by her socioeconomic status, especially since those whom she chose to focus on were based on her pre-existing networks. I wish she had also talked to those in fast food restaurants, those in ethnic restaurants (beyond just Halal Guys), and focused more on the diversity of food & food choices. For example, why not interview those who work at McDonalds? Why not interview a Chinese fast-food restuaranteer? Why not comment on the way certain foreign foods are elevated to be exotic & expensive, like Japanese sushi, while others are thought to be cheap such as Indian or Chinese? Most of the restaurants in this book were upscale & created European/American food. In other words, it's the same as watching the Food Network & complicit in the system that constantly perpetuates the exoticism of "foreign" food even though it's the food of millions in America. Overall this book was enjoyable to read, there could have been more critical thinking into the representation & dialogue about food in the book.