Bob Spitz's 'The Saucier's Apprentice' will irritate and entertain

IN THE good old days, when a man went through his midlife crisis, he bought a big noisy motorcycle or found a 24-year-old yoga instructor who really understood him. Nowadays, it seems, he learns to cook. And then he writes a book about it.

By Russ Parsons

May 28, 2008