Back of the House The Secret Life of a Restaurant

Name: Back of the House The Secret Life of a Restaurant
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ISBN: 9780425256107

ISBN-10: 0425256103

ISBN-13: 9780425256107

Edition: 2013

Authors: Scott Haas

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Food writer and clinical psychologist Scott Haas wanted to know what went on inside the mind of a top chef—and what kind of emotional dynamics drove the fast-paced, intense interactions inside a great restaurant. To capture all the heat and hunger, he spent eighteen months immersed in the kitchen of James Beard Award-winner Tony Maws’ restaurant, Craigie on Main, in Boston. He became part of the family, experiencing the drama first-hand. Here, Haas exposes the inner life of a chef, what it takes to make food people crave, and how to achieve greatness in a world that demands more than passion and a sharp set of knives.A lens into what motivates and inspires all chefs—including Thomas Keller,…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/5/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.29" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.638



Introduction



Not His Father's Food


We'll Head Them Off at the Pass


Baba Hannah


Show Some Emotion


The Chef Leaves Town


Dinner Without Tony


The Chef Returns Home


Some Words About the Food


The Son, the Chef


Rock Stars


Chefï¿½s Night Out


Taking Ownership


Theory versus Practice



The Savior's Butcher and Other Tails


Shadows


Attacked, Detoxed, Let Go


Destroy All Robots


A Chef in the Making



Families


Family Holidays


Bite the Big Apple


Stars in Their Eyes



Cut


The Year-End Party


The First Thing You See, the Last Thing You See


Acknowledgments