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The Reach of a Chef: Professional Cooks in the Age of Celebrity (Paperback)
$16.16 - Save $0.84 (4%) - RRP $17.00 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Reach of a ChefThe acclaimed author of "The Soul of a Chef" explores the allure of the celebrity chef in modern America.
Full description- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Published: 01 June 2007
- Format: Paperback 338 pages
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- Categories: Hotel & Catering Trades | History: Specific Events & Topics | Food & Drink | General Cookery
- ISBN 13: 9780143112075 ISBN 10: 0143112074
- Sales rank: 443,960
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Full description for The Reach of a Chef
The author of "The Soul of a Chef" looks at the new role of the chef in contemporary culture For his previous explorations into the restaurant kitchen and the men and women who call it home, Michael Ruhlman has been described by Anthony Bourdain as ?the greatest living writer on the subject of chefs?and on the business of preparing food.? "In The Reach of a Chef," Ruhlman examines the profound shift in American culture that has raised restaurant cooking to the level of performance art and the status of the chef to celebrity CEO. Bibliophiles and foodies alike will savor this intimate meeting with some of the most famous chefs in the kitchens of the hottest restaurants in the world.

