Four Kitchens Four Kitchens

Four Kitchens

My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel Aviv, and Paris

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Publisher Description

From ribald kitchen humor to fiery-tempered workers to tasks ranging from the mundane (mincing cases of shallots) to the extraordinary (cooking seafood on the line), Shockey shows us what really happens behind-the-scenes in haute cuisine—and includes original recipes she learned along the way.

At the French Culinary Institute, Lauren Shockey learned to salt food properly, cook fearlessly over high heat, and knock back beers like a pro. But she also discovered that her real culinary education wouldn't begin until she actually worked in a restaurant. After a somewhat disappointing apprenticeship in the French provinces, Shockey hatched a plan for her dream year: to apprentice in four high-end restaurants around the world. She started in her hometown of New York City under the famed chef Wylie Dufresne at the molecular gastronomy hotspot wd-50, then traveled to Vietnam, Israel, and back to France.

With the dramatic backdrop of restaurant life, readers will be delighted by the adventures of a bright and restless young woman looking for her place in the world.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2011
July 27
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
352
Pages
PUBLISHER
Grand Central Publishing
SELLER
Hachette Digital, Inc.
SIZE
1.5
MB

Customer Reviews

Cory/jacki o ,

Too bad I can’t give 0 stars

This freak show “author” ate dog meat in the book. She tried justifying it because it was part of the countries culture she was in. I didn’t even need to read the book. She’s despised by animal lovers online. Don’t support trash like this!

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