Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line
The back must slave to feed the belly. . . . In this urgent and unique book, chef Michael Gibney uses twenty-four hours to animate the intricate camaraderie and culinary choreography in an upscale New York restaurant kitchen. Here readers will find all the details, in rapid-fire succession, of...
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The back must slave to feed the belly. . . . In this urgent and unique book, chef Michael Gibney uses twenty-four hours to animate the intricate camaraderie and culinary choreography in an upscale New York restaurant kitchen. Here readers will find all the details, in rapid-fire succession, of what it takes to deliver an exceptional plate of food—the journey to excellence
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780804177894 (0804177899)
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Adult,
Contemporary,
Biography Memoir,
New York,
Cooking,
Foodie
This book is what is says on the front: Gibney puts you into the shoes of a sous chef, the second in command in a kitchen, for 24 hours. And by telling his story in a second person narrative, it feels like the reader itself is standing in the middle of the kitchen, sweating, trying to get the food o...
One day in the life of a sous chef, second in command in the kitchen. I enjoyed learning about his work. It is hard work and not one I would want to live. Whenever he went from the first person to the second person I felt a disconnect in the story. I would have rather seen everything through his eye...
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