Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany
 

Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany

by Bill Buford

Bill Buford's funny and engaging book Heat offers readers a rare glimpse behind the scenes in Mario Batali's kitchen. Who better to review the book for Amazon.com, than Anthony Bourdain, the man who first introduced readers to the wide array of lusty and colorful characters in the restaurant business? We asked Anthony Bourdain to read Heat and give us his take. We loved it. So did he. Check... (read more)

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KarmaMan2002
  • Rated 4 stars

A humorous and enlightening take on a chef's escapades learning the culinary arts. I felt like I was being educated and entertained at the same time--the perfect combination.

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Aubepine12
  • Rated 2 stars

Uneven account of life in Batali's kitchen, learning to cook in Italy and the history of Italian food. Some quite good vignettes, other long (uninteresting) digressions.

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  • Rated 3.866995 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
 

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