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Bloomsbury presents Bourdain by Laurie Woolever, read by Laurie Woolever and Full Cast. 'This unique oral history builds to a comprehensive portrait and an important biography' Observer 'Reveals a vulnerable side to the man and adds remarkable depth to his onscreen persona' Financial Times When...

A razor-sharp look at one woman’s nearly two decades in the New York City restaurant, including her time working with Joe Bastianich, and what happens when your job consumes your life. ​ By day, Kim Reed was a social worker to the homebound elderly in Brooklyn Heights. By night, she...

Andrew Jefford is, in the words of winemaker Randall Grahm, ‘the most thoughtful person we have writing about wine’. Discover why in this selection from Jefford’s work, celebrating the limitless beauty of wine difference. This book anatomizes the pleasure that awaits every drinker while simultaneously furnishing a philosophy of wine – one founded on astonishment, and drawing on personal discovery rather than hierarchy and mastery. There is no other wine writing like this.

“It is amazing to read the story of how he came to be the chef he is―a pioneer for the industry, a believer in rural America, a supporter of local economies, and a wizard creating pure magic.” ―Chef José Andrés The chef and founder of the Michelin-starred restaurant The Inn at Little...

I've been a Private Chef for Michael Jackson's Family and Kobe Bryant, a caterer for the legendary Mark O'Connor and infamous Joe Walsh. Countless other celebrities, billionaires and captains of industry fill these pages too. You'll recognize them by their initials. Their lawyers prefer it that way.. I’ve had more burns, long nights, and impossible clients than I can count in my thirty years as a chef. A few thought that a “private chef” meant personal therapist, they weren’t wrong. This isn’t a cookbook; it’s a confession.

Florence Fabricant—celebrated New York Times food writer for more than 50 years—recounts a life defined by the insatiable search for new dining experiences, tracing the evolution of food and restaurant culture in the United States and abroad, and her instrumental role in revealing it, along...

This is not a typical kitchen story. It’s about what happens when the fire, pressure, and chaos of the culinary world meet the search for discipline, purpose, and truth. Told by a former Michelin-starred chef who walked away from the chaos to rebuild his life, this memoir takes you from the heat of elite kitchens to the stillness of Muay Thai gyms in Thailand. It’s a story of breaking down and rebuilding stronger — not just as a chef, but as a human being.

Narrated by the author, Alasdair Gill. 'A story of hope, love, cooking and redemption. Brilliant' - Tom Parker-Bowles, food writer and critic For readers of Kitchen Confidential and Tart, this is a candid insider account of life on the frontlines of London's food scene. From working in some of...

Стэнли Туччи вырос в италоамериканской семье, которая уделяла огромное внимание еде и каждый вечер собиралась за кухонным столом. В этой книге он не только делится самыми разными рецептами, но и рассказывает связанные с ними удивительные истории. Вкус — это размышления о жизни и еде, перемежаемые рассказами актера о детстве в США и нынешней жизни в Британии; о работе над фильмами "Большая ночь", "Джули и Джулия" и документальным сериалом "В поисках Италии"; о любви, семье и заботе о детях.

A food critic chronicles four years spent traveling with René Redzepi, the renowned chef of Noma, in search of the most tantalizing flavors the world has to offer. “If you want to understand modern restaurant culture, you need to read this book.”—Ruth Reichl, author of Save Me the...

Rien ne prédestinait Guillaume Gomez, gosse du 93 et fils de brocanteurs, à entrer dans les cuisines de l’Élysée à 18 ans et à se retrouver orphelin à 22. Il est devenu, à 25 ans, le plus jeune lauréat de sa catégorie à remporter le concours Un des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, puis à servir quatre présidents de la République dont il sera le chef attitré. Après avoir officié auprès de Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande et Emmanuel Macron, il devient en 2021 le premier ambassadeur de la gastronomie française de notre histoire.

She Who Tastes, Knows is an expansive history of Durkhanai's homeland and a vivid, moving story about what it truly means to understand another's culture. Through stories of food, family, belonging and migration, the book traverses cultural boundaries, weaving a tapestry of dignity, empathy and understanding.

An uplifting and inspiring business memoir for readers who loved Kitchen Confidential, Shoe Dog, A Pirate Looks at Fifty, or anyone seeking inspiration about resilience, leadership, community, and finding joy in life's simple pleasures. What if a simple cheeseburger held the secret to rebuilding...

Chris Newens, an award-winning food writer and long-time resident of the historic slaughterhouse quartier Villette, takes us on a delightful gastronomic journey around Paris' twenty spiralling arrondissements, seeking out, sampling and attempting to recreate a dish that represents each as it is today. From Congolese catfish in the 18th to Middle Eastern falafels in the 4th, to the charcuterie served at the libertine nightclubs of Pigalle in the 9th, Newens lifts the lid on the city's ever-changing, defining and irresistible food culture.

Née au Bénin, Georgiana grandit entourée de femmes passionnées qui l'initient aux plats traditionnels. Malgré un drame étouffé lors de son adolescence, elle se reconstruit, nourrit des rêves d'avenir et s'envole pour Paris. Là-bas, elle affronte précarité, sexisme et racisme ordinaires. Son arrivée à Marseille marque le début de son éveil à la cuisine, des premiers concours à son ascension spectaculaire vers l'étoile Michelin.

Trying to shake off the emotions of a recently emptied nest and midlife anxiety, Peter Gregg launches into a strange new chapter—he decides to make maple syrup. A lot of it. After recruiting his best buddy, Bert, and collecting advice from a clique of salty farmers who’ve been sugaring all their lives, Gregg is soon consumed by what maple producers call “the Bug.” He sets out to chase the mythical “five pounder” goal—a lofty syrup production total that’ll put him in league with the pros in Vermont.

A Seat at the Table is the story of the founding of Busboys and Poets, a Washington, D.C.–based restaurant that has become a celebrated hub for political activism. Named in honor of Langston Hughes, who worked as a busboy while writing poetry, the restaurant is the creation of Andy Shallal, an Iraqi American restaurateur, artist, and activist.

Julie Goodwin was catapulted into our hearts as the first-ever winner of MasterChef Australia. In many ways her win was unlikely. As a child Julie adored music and art, but her career began in youth work, including in a juvenile detention centre housing troubled boys and a toxic all-male staff...

Sweet and Low is the amazing, bittersweet, hilarious story of an American family and its patriarch, a short-order cook named Ben Eisenstadt who, in the years after World War II, invented the sugar packet and Sweet'N Low, converting his Brooklyn cafeteria into a factory and amassing the great...

What happens at your kitchen table can become the blueprint for everything you are. Did you sit alone or with people you loved? Was it fun or tense? Was someone working hard to stop you noticing someone else's mood? Did you take it for granted, or know someone had busted their balls to make it...