"A smart analysis of the ingrained gender assumptions and structural inequalities that continue to disadvantage both female chefs and women working in other male-dominated fields."
Bitch
"Integrating Bourdieuian field analysis with the study of gendered organizations, the book's insights extend beyond the professional kitchen. This is a story of how institutional processes, cultural evaluations, and the defense of ... Read moreprecarious masculinity combine to preserve the inequities and exclusions of gendered occupations ... Taking the Heat makes a timely contribution at a moment when chefs are the rock stars of foodie culture, and when media continue to debate whether women will ever 'have it all.' With accessible writing and incisive analysis, this book is a great resource for the sociological classroom. "
Gender & Society
"Taking the Heat is a must read for gender scholars and students trying to tackle issues of gender inequality in paid labor in the modern U.S. economy."
American Journal of Sociology
"Taking the Heat makes a timely contribution at a moment when chefs are the rock stars of foodie culture, and when media continue to debate whether women will ever 'have it all.'"
Gender & Society
"According to Harris and Giuffre, [female chefs] have three choices: they can be bitches, girly girls, or moms. The authors' interviews with chefs give voice to and deep context for how real women employ these three archetypes in the professional kitchen."
Feminist Collections
"A fine exemplar of what a sociological perspective can teach us about food."
Qualitative Sociology
"In Taking the Heat, Harris and Giuffre analyze the experiences of and reception toward women working as chefs to highlight a fascinating case study of the economic and cultural capital men can accrue through masculinizing so-called 'women’s work.'”
Kristen Schilt
The University of Chicago
"Harris and Giuffre have written a thought-provoking, timely book that takes a sharp look at the gender dynamics shaping the professional food industry and impacting women chefs in particular."
Adia Harvey Wingfield
author of No More Invisible Man: Race and Gender in Men’s Work
"Mario Batali's food empire faces big changes amid sexual misconduct allegations" by Tracey Saelinger
Today.com
"When Male Chefs Fear the Specter of ‘Women’s Work’" by Meghan McCarron 
Eater
"Rape in the storage room. Groping at the bar. Why is the restaurant industry so terrible for women?" by Maura Judkis and Emily Heil 
Washington Post
"A timely sociological study of the gendered divide in professional cooking."
Enterprise & Society
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