Probably the only food book you'll ever read that starts off with "Elvis Presley was coming to town to do two shows at Olympia Stadium," and that's exactly why this book is so good. Gael Greene is a fantastic writer, as evidenced by her long career as a food critic, and her books are just as rowdy, engaging, and saucy.

Gael Greene is the girl I want to be. Her book's title, Insatiable: Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess, says it all. She's a writer. And a siren.