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The Reach of a Chef: Professional Cooks in the Age of Celebrity

by Michael Ruhlman

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ISBN13: 9780143112075
ISBN10: 0143112074
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The author of The Soul of a Chef looks at the new role of the chef in contemporary culture

For his previous explorations into the restaurant kitchen and the men and women who call it home, Michael Ruhlman has been described by Anthony Bourdain as "the greatest living writer on the subject of chefsand on the business of preparing food." In The Reach of a Chef, Ruhlman examines the profound shift in American culture that has raised restaurant cooking to the level of performance art and the status of the chef to celebrity CEO. Bibliophiles and foodies alike will savor this intimate meeting with some of the most famous chefs in the kitchens of the hottest restaurants in the world.

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[Ruhlman] has a wonderful sense of narrative and pace . . . an amazing visual and aural memory. (The New York Times Book Review)

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Ruhlman consistently comes through with touching lyricism. (Wall Street Journal)

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I'm sure [Ruhlman is] a pretty good cook himself, but I would urge him not to give up his day job, because he's a terrific writer. (Newsday)

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The acclaimed author of "The Soul of a Chef" explores the allure of the celebrity chef in modern America.
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worldtravel04, October 28, 2007 (view all comments by worldtravel04)
Fascinating insider look at the restaurant business and the rise of the celebrity chef phenomonen. It also doesn't hurt that Ruhlman has a knack for describing meals so well that you can almost smell and taste them yourself.

Try reading this book at the same time as Anthony Bourdain's Nasty Bits. Ruhlman and Bourdain do some traveling together and it is interesting to read their different takes on the same meals.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780143112075
Subtitle:
Professional Cooks in the Age of Celebrity
Author:
Ruhlman, Michael
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Subject:
History
Subject:
Methods - Professional
Subject:
Food habits
Subject:
Cooks
Subject:
General Cooking
Publication Date:
June 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
338
Dimensions:
8.38x5.54x.77 in. .71 lbs.
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