A light fluff novel about a restaurant critic who - after a chef kills himself following a particularly harsh review - discovers the joys of apologizing and eventually becomes the chief apologist for the United Nations, expiating the sins of the Western world—everything from slavery to colonialism to corporate monopolies. There is a very interesting account of a chocolate-themed dinner for all the foodies in the audience, plus an elaborate apology lunch demanded by a Jesse Jackson-like character as part of the slavery apology.