Becoming a Chef

Name: Becoming a Chef
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ISBN: 9780471152095

ISBN-10: 0471152099

ISBN-13: 9780471152095

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Andrew Dornenburg, Karen Page, Madeleine Kamman, Michael Donnelly

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The updated edition of the book Julia Child called "a 'must' for aspiring chefs"-the James Beard Award-winning guide to one of today's hottest careers With more and more chefs achieving celebrity status, interest in the exciting world of today's leading chefs is higher than ever. Essential reading for anyone who loves food, Becoming a Chef gives an entertaining and informative insider's look at this dynamic profession, going behind the scenes to look into some of the most celebrated restaurant kitchens across the nation. More than 60 leading chefs-including some of the newest up-and-coming-discuss the inspiration, effort, and quirks of fate that turned would-be painters, anthropologists,…

Book details

List price: $31.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/10/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 7.56" wide x 8.94" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English



List of Recipes


Acknowledgments


Foreword


Preface



Chefs: Yesterday and Today



Early Influences: Discovering a Passion for Food



Cooking Schools: Learning in the Classroom



Apprenticing: Learning in the Kitchen



Getting In: Starting at the Bottom



Developing as a Cook: The Next Level



The Business of Cooking: Operating and Running a Restaurant



Travel, Eating, and Reading: Learning Something New Every Day



Persevering in the Face of Reality: Through Bad Times and Good



What's Next?: The Chef as Alchemist



Selected Professional Cooking Schools in the United States and Abroad



Leading Culinary Organizations



Selected Culinary Media and Resources



Brief Biographies of Chefs Interviewed


Index