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Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef - Community Reviews back

by Gabrielle Hamilton
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wealhtheow
wealhtheow rated it 14 years ago
Easily the best restaurant memoir I've read yet. Gabrielle had an odd upbringing with a casual artistic father and a French ex-ballerina for a mother. They raised their large brood in a farmhouse far from any city, raising and making most of their food. After the divorce, Gabrielle was left large...
No More Booklikes, BYE
No More Booklikes, BYE rated it 14 years ago
A writer, a master chef and a mother. Gabrielle Hamilton has seen and done so much in her life, making her one very interesting person. I was fascinated and intrigued with her path, rocky bumpy and riddled with broken bits. She took those bits and twisted and diced them into a wonderful future. I fo...
sandin954
sandin954 rated it 14 years ago
The owner of the highly acclaimed New York City restaurant Prune shares snippets of her life and how various experiences shaped her as a chef. Really enjoyed the first half of the memoir but felt it lost a bit of steam at the end. Listened to the audio version which was competently read by the aut...
Veganrunner
Veganrunner rated it 56 years ago
I was listening to this book on cd a few months ago. While I found the story to be slightly engaging, I just lost interest and have not found my way back. Maybe some day, I will give it a try again.
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