former New York Times food critic Byan J. Miller on his new book Dining in the Dark

Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York

(10/15/21) From the early 1980s to the mid-1990s, Bryan Miller was a household name among East Coast foodies as the restaurant critic for the New York Times. Over the course of his decade as a columnist, he dined out more than 5,000 times in eateries around the world. Wine Spectator once called him “the most powerful restaurant critic in America.” And for much of that time, he wanted to die. Bryan’s new book Dining in the Dark: A Famed Restaurant Critic's Struggle with and Triumph over Depression chronicles his battle with the mental illness Bipolar II that changed his life forever. Join us for an honest look at the often invisible suffering people with debilitating depression face in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.