PRAISE FOR COOKOFF

Named one of the best 50 books of 2003 by Amazon.com

Barnes and Noble Discover Great Writer selection, Fall, 2003
“Chockful of wit and aplomb, Sutherland's book, a wholly addictive page-turner, is worthy of a blue ribbon.”

Michael Paterniti, author of Driving Mr. Albert
"An absolute gem... Sutherland has found a cast of unforgettable characters, a madcap bunch of dreamers, entrepreneurs, and kitchen wizards."

Entertainment Weekly, #4 on The Must List
“It's the reader who wins in this look at the lip-smacking, trash-talking world of competitive cooking.”

From Publishers Weekly
"Doing for cookoffs what Anthony Bourdain did for the restaurant business with Kitchen Confidential, Sutherland delivers a wonderful portrait of a true slice of Americana that should have readers reaching for their recipe files and saying, "I can do that." Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc."

The Atlanta-Journal Constitution
“Sutherland's delicious expose provides a rare look at the competitors, the rules and the scandals in the more than 1,300 cook-offs each year.”