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The Life of a Professional Glutton

NEW YORK, December 17, 2019 — New York Magazine food critic Adam Platt discusses his new memoir The Book of Eating and recounts a life of globetrotting and his adventures in professional gluttony in a conversation with Ambassador Nicholas Platt, president emeritus of Asia Society. The wide-ranging chat between a father and son offers an intimate look at Adam Platt’s upbringing, his 20-plus years in the culinary world, his countless dining experiences across Asia, and more. (59 min., 55 sec.)

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