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“This book is excellent!!!! It had me laughing out loud in the first few pages with his description of Mario Batali. Later on he goes into some serious historic detail about food and these sections can be a bit dry, but are still interesting if you focus!
Elaine S wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
All in all a really enjoyable book!”
“If you like Top Chef or any of the other cooking shows on television you should definitely pick this up. Bill Buford is a great writer.
Sean L wrote this review Thursday, November 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Also a great book if you are thinking of getting into the food industry, or thinking of going to culinary school. ”
“It was an interesting look inside a professional kitchen.”
Valerie D wrote this review Monday, October 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loved it! Changed every dining experience I have had since”
Lauren H wrote this review Friday, September 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Love, love, love this book! Such wonderful descriptions of food and cooking, with hilarious retellings of a journalist's culinary mishaps. I really want to eat at Babbo now!”
evan wrote this review Sunday, August 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very good writing. A lot of information on Italy and pork. How to become a butcher. The first half is so light-hearted. A great middle age change of life book. Success at 40! Yes!”
Katherine L wrote this review Friday, July 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“One less star if you don't cook. Also, I started this out thinking that it was going to be another Kitchen Confidential expose of restaurant life, and so I was disappointed at first but it really a book about food. Once you get that, if you really enjoy food, it is a great read.”
Brian L wrote this review Thursday, July 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Greatest fun since Anthony Bourdain's cooking book!”
Stefanouno A wrote this review Thursday, July 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Wonderful! Not as much insight into the workings of a kitchen, but instead delving into what it takes to learn to cook, and incites the inner chef in me.
Michael H wrote this review Wednesday, June 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Bill Buford doesn't skim the surface of a story, he dives in head first and damn the consequences. In Among the Thugs, he ran with the hooligans and found himself swept up in the mob mentality. Here, he joins the ranks of cooks and finds himself on a journey to become a chef... or at least a cook who knows everything about what he is doing and why.
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