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Get the Summary of Michael Cecchi-Azzolina's Your Table Is Ready in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Your Table Is Ready" chronicles Michael Cecchi-Azzolina's journey through the high-stakes world of New York City's restaurant scene. From his early days in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, learning the ropes as an altar boy and candy store worker, to his encounters with the Mob, Cecchi-Azzolina's path is marked by colorful...
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Get the Summary of Marco Pierre White's The Devil in the Kitchen in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Devil in the Kitchen" is the autobiography of Marco Pierre White, a celebrated chef with a reputation for perfectionism and a fiery temperament. White's journey begins with his childhood in Leeds, marked by the loss of his mother and the influence of his chef father. His father's strict discipline and gambling...
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Get the Summary of Gabrielle Hamilton's Blood Bones Butter in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Blood, Bones & Butter" by Gabrielle Hamilton is a memoir that traces the author's journey from her unconventional childhood in rural Pennsylvania to her establishment as a renowned chef and restaurant owner. Hamilton grew up in a family that celebrated food and community, with her mother's culinary skills and her father's...
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"Dive into the captivating journey of Frederic Castan, a gifted chef hailing from Avignon, France, in 'Facing the Heat.' From his early days watching his grandmother and mother create culinary magic at home to embarking on an apprenticeship in a Michelin-starred restaurant, Frederic's path in the culinary world is an inspiring tale of passion, patience, and faith.
Spanning a remarkable 54-year career, this memoir offers a glimpse into Frederic's...
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Get the Summary of Alex Prud'homme's Dinner with the President in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Dinner with the President" by Alex Prud'homme is a comprehensive exploration of the culinary habits and food policies of American presidents, from George Washington's austere meals at Valley Forge to the complex relationship between food and politics in the White House. The book delves into the personal tastes of presidents,...
6) The Journey
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Maggie Ogunbanwo’s journey has taken her from Lagos in Nigeria to Penygroes in North Wales, with family and food inspiring her at each step of the way. Here Maggie shares her story of raising a family in the UK, building successful businesses and links with the local community in Penygroes, learning the Welsh language and publishing award-winning cookbooks, accompanied by favourite recipes to give you a flavour of her experiences.
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Get the Summary of Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" chronicles his journey from a rebellious youth intrigued by food to a seasoned chef navigating the culinary world's highs and lows. His passion ignited by experiences in France and aboard the Queen Mary, Bourdain's career began in Provincetown's chaotic kitchens, leading to his...
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With over 25 years of catering experience in both New York and California, Sudi "Rick" Karatas shares the best and worst, that the event and hospitality profession has, to offer. Mostly the worst. His very funny stories include, weddings (one with a runaway groom), a bar mitzvah where OJ Simpson was a guest, a $5-million birthday party for three-year-old twins, and an unforgettable gig on 9/11. You'll get an inside peek at what goes on behind the...
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Chef Charlie Hunter's arrival in the beautiful Chilterns is the fulfilment of a long-held dream: to open her own restaurant in an idyllic countryside location. The Old Forge sits on the village green (complete with duck pond and flint-faced houses) and seems just the place for the high-quality cooking she wants to be known for.
But instead of rural peace and a chance to lick her wounds, Charlie finds something ugly stirring under the chocolate box...
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Donuts and Murder Cozy Mystery Collection Books 1-2 Donuts and Murder Short Story: The Gossip ColumnistWhen a gossip columnist is murdered, Annabelle finds herself caught in the web of suspects. Donuts and Murder Short Story: The MournerWhen her oldest and wealthiest customer dies, Annabelle finds herself caught in the middle of an inheritance feud which leads to murder.
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Soyez les bienvenus dans votre nouveau guide Voyage Expérience : « Khao Lak, Phang Nga et la région » qui, nous l'espérons, va vous aider à découvrir une partie de ce pays magnifique moins connue par les touristes et moins détaillée dans les guides de voyages. Pourtant, dans ce coin-là de la Thaïlande, il y a des plages paradisiaques, de superbes paysages karstiques, une nature luxuriante, des gens chaleureux et accueillants, et une richesse...
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"[Ginsberg's] poignant, gently written stories of waitressing are metaphors for life." -Dallas Morning News
A veteran waitress dishes up a spicy and robust account of life as it really exists behind kitchen doors.
Part memoir, part social commentary, part guide to how to behave when dining out, Debra Ginsberg's book takes readers on her twenty-year journey as a waitress at a soap-operatic Italian restaurant, an exclusive five-star dining club,...
14) Tapped Out
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No one is exactly what they seem…Former lawyer Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes should be focusing on planning her wedding and a friend's baby shower, as well as running her maple syrup farm.Instead, her "former" profession won't let her go.Her maid of honor, Elise Scott, is suspended from her job as a Fair Haven police officer for investigating a case she shouldn't have been anywhere near, endangering not only her career but also her relationship with a...
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SYNOPSIS:"Tell started all this television madness about chefs." - Regis Philbin Germany's youngest Master Chef, Friedemann Paul Erhardt, faces an outdoor audition in Philadelphia for a cooking slot on what will be America's first syndicated television show. UScriptless and using his wit and personality alone, he wins, birthing a new culinary breed: the TV showman chef.
Within weeks, 40,000,000 avid fans tune in to Evening Magazine or PM Magazine...
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Snips and Snails is fast becoming a raving success, there's Romance in the air for her and Jack, and she has solved her first two murders. Proof positive that life after 40 doesn't have to be slippers and her favorite soap opera. She should have known better. Because now there's a dead body in the pantry of Lovelace Resort. Is he the hapless victim of the fastidious chef because he didn't do the dishes? Or was his death the result of a million-dollar...
18) The Missing Doll
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Annabelle Darlin stumbles upon a strange mystery with a bizarre twist after a collectable doll goes missing and a customer is murdered. She races to solve the mystery of the connection between the two crimes before the real killer gets away.
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DEATH BY DUMPLINGJuli Mason hired Bertie the Bag Lady, living in the alley behind Snips and Snails, out of desperation.It was a smooth move.Who knew Bertie would clean up so well? … Or that she was in actual fact, a Sous Chef with serious skills in the kitchen?When the Hat River in Veil Falls coughs up a wrecked Cadillac Sedan beneath the Fae Road Bridge and Bertie Faints at the news...Juli smells a mystery...There's something strange going on in...
20) Madeira Silence
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BEAUTY IS PAIN
Madeira's ladies are happy. At last there is a beauty farm just for them. Leticia Avila and her friend Inês are also immediately drawn to the temple of beauty. They enjoy mud packs, peelings and massages. But then they make the acquaintance of the unpleasant journalist Sofia Lima, who, following in the footsteps of Empress Sisi, unsettles the island and the staff of the beauty farm.
Meanwhile, Comissário Avila looks after his little...
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