{"product_id":"dining-in-the-dark-bryan-miller-9781510760394","title":"Dining in the Dark: A Famed Restaurant Critic's Struggle with and Triumph Over Depression","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the World's Most Powerful Restaurant Critic and His Battle with Severe, Debilitating Depression\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the early 1980s to the mid-1990s, Bryan Miller was a household name among restaurant goers in the greater New York City area and beyond as the restaurant critic for the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the author of numerous books, a public speaker, and a radio and television commentator. Over ten years as a columnist, he dined out more than five thou­sand times in the United States and abroad, from haute to humble. The \u003ci\u003eWine Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e, in a front-page profile, declared Miller \"the most powerful restaurant critic in America.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And for much of that time, he wanted to die. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDining in the Dark \u003c\/i\u003echronicles Miller's battle with Bipolar II disorder, also known as depres­sion, which ruined his life, professionally and personally. Depression was directly responsible for his surrendering the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003erestau­rant column and, shortly thereafter, leaving the paper altogether. Everything he had worked for so diligently, rising from cub reporter to big-city columnist in less than a decade, vanished. In the ensuing years, unable to work, he lost his home, his life savings, two wonderful wives, the chance to have a family, and numerous friends and colleagues. He became increasingly reclu­sive; like many victims of serious depression, he reached the point where he was afraid to answer the phone. Pile on a brain tumor, electroshock therapy, a near-fatal bout with Lyme disease, accidental drug overdoses (he was once carried out of the newsroom on a gurney), and you have a life in shambles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDining in the Dark \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of Miller's battle, but it also brings hope by sharing his jour­ney to coping with, and finally conquering, his depression. The coping mechanisms he employed in order to get through the day will be of benefit to those in need of a helping hand. \u003ci\u003eDining in the Dark \u003c\/i\u003eis philosophical, inspirational, educational, and even humorous at times. And, of course, there are lots of inside-the-\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eanecdotes, as well as lots of food, wine, travel, and celebrity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1510760393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510760394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.14w x 1.02d","brand":"Bryan Miller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046642643199,"sku":"9781510760394","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea297237-5d53-4ec2-84f1-97ec7b220b8c.jpg?v=1684985672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dining-in-the-dark-bryan-miller-9781510760394","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}