本书作者以生动、老辣又充满讥俏、智慧的文字，写江南美食，叹人生百味：不管是茄子心里苦，还是炒米热心肠，也不论糖蒜有点酸，还是螃蟹爱风雅，作者笔走龙蛇，八婆八卦，在乱炖一锅、大盆杂烩的美食美味中，描摹红男绿女，烘托市井万象，有人间烟火，更有世俗温暖。(The author uses vivid and sophisticated text full of nifty and wisdom to write Jiangnan cuisine, tasting the colorful life:Whether it is bitter eggplant, hot fried rice, a little sour sugared garlic, or trendy crab, the author depicts fashionably dressed men and women and sets off every phenomenon in society through vivid and overwhelming type of writing about delicious food, showing both passion for life and secular warmth.)