PositiveThe Toronto Star[Hanawalt] records whimsical garnishes as if they were newly discovered flora. She’s unafraid to admit that she comes as an outsider and for it, she makes the highly coded, impossibly sophisticated arena of fine dining appear accessible ... Hanawalt has a unique ability to let conflicting ideas lie next to each other unresolved. She is both a horse-lover and a meat-lover — a contradiction the book visits. Hot Dog Taste Test itself is a takedown of foodie culture as well as a celebration of that same colourful universe. For Hanawalt, food represents a world of possibility. Of course she wants to have her cake and eat it too.
