"Essays in direct line from Stanislavsky, Chekhov, Shaw, and Brecht"
–Mike Nichols"Writing in Restaurants is rich with anecdotes . . . composed in precise mellifluous language."
–The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Passion, clarity, commitment, intelligence–just what one would expect from Mamet"
–Sidney Lumet
"Graceful, forceful, hortatory essays of a profoundly moral writer of our time"
–Richard Christiansen, Chicago Tribune
"Among the themes explored are why radio is a great training ground for writers, theater as an arena for dreams and the subconscious, Tennessee Williams's dramatic mission, and the craze for fashion as a symptom of the middle class's sterile lifestyle and loss of the ability to fantasize." – Publishers Weekly