“When was the last time you smiled your way through an entire cookbook? Every single recipe in Rob Rosenthal’s Short Order Dad is one you want to (and actually can) cook. While incredibly informative and a great handbook for novices and seasoned cooks alike, this book gives you the sense that above all, cooking is about relaxing, creating pleasure, and having fun.”

Danny Meyer, restaurateur and author, Setting the Table

“I’m convinced that if we all had a dad like Rob Rosenthal, the world would be a happier, healthier place. His command of the stove, and ability to distill even the most complicated cooking techniques into applicable, intuitive recipes and advice, proves that a man’s place is most certainly in the kitchen. Short Order Dad is delicious fun for the whole family! It’s such a great book—I can’t wait to get it for my own dad, brothers, husband, best friend, uncle, and nephew.”

Gail Simmons, food expert and author of Talking with My Mouth Full

“Rob Rosenthal’s approach to the kitchen is commonsensical, whimsical, and above all intelligible—which is by no means always the case in cookbooks these days. He obviously loves preparing good food as much as he loves eating it, and he knows how to convey his affection with those two admirable writerly virtues: clarity and wit. This book will have you cooking, and probably smiling, in, er, short order.”

Colman Andrews, eight-time James Beard award-winning author