I was only given a day’s notice about whether I wanted to write about this book called The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World, but since September 11th was fast approaching, and I still vividly remember the extraordinary experiences I had dining at Windows of the World atop the World Trade...
Among the many and profound losses on September 11, 2001, was the destruction of one of New York’s most treasured restaurants—Windows on the World. I still vividly remember the extraordinary experiences I had dining on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. And an enthralling new book,, by veteran writer Tom Roston, brought those memories back to me.
Since you really can’t tell the story of the creation of Windows on the World—which opened in 1976—without understanding both the odds against its success and the maniacal drive to make it a reality, Roston has crafted the most detailed, all-consuming and thoroughly spellbinding portrait of my hometown during this daunting, delirious decade that I’ve ever read.
Roston believes it’s also “a story of immigrants. Over thirty languages were spoken in the restaurant. So many came so far because to work here was the chance of a lifetime.”
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