
Acknowledgments
W
I by writing bits and pieces
in my kitchen, I had the very false expectation of being a lone
wolf—putting together the various parts in isolation. As it turned out, this
was not at all the case and the book could not have come together without
thehelpandguidanceofmanyincrediblepeople.
This bookwould have sueredinquality (if itwas nished atall)without
the assistance of these wonderful people. I relied heavily on these folks in
entirely unexpected ways.
First and foremost, I’d like to give a huge, gigantic thank-you to my pub-
lisherand editor. You are thebestand Iintendtobuyyoucocktails whenever
I see