Celebrity Chefs

From his first apprenticeship in France to his Michelin-starred restaurant empire, Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s cuisine is inspired by the freshest ingredients, the simplest techniques, and the drive to make the ordinary perfect. It all started at home. JGV is an invitation into the kitchen with a master chef. With humor and heart, Jean-Georges looks back on success and failure, sharing stories of cooking with legendary chefs Paul Bocuse and Louis Outhier, traveling in search of new and revelatory flavors, and building menus of his own.

Food writer and clinical psychologist Scott Haas wanted to know what went on inside the mind of a top chef - and what kind of emotional dynamics drove the fast-paced, intense interactions inside a great restaurant. To capture all the heat and hunger, he spent 18 months immersed in the kitchen of James Beard Award-winner Tony Maws's restaurant, Craigie on Main, in Boston. He became part of the family, experiencing the drama first-hand.

No Lucks Given, by Chef Brother Luck, is a powerful reflection on the most vital parts of the human experience: identity, community, and work. Packed with pain, passion, honor, and hope, No Lucks Given is an encouragement to everyone who has ever doubted themselves or God, whether they grew up on the streets or not—life is hard, but there is hope.

When Molly Wizenberg married Brandon Pettit, he was a trained composer with a handful of offbeat interests: Espresso machines, wooden boats, violin-building, and ice cream-making. So when Brandon decided to open a pizza restaurant, Molly was supportive—not because she wanted him to do it but because the idea was so far-fetched she didn't think he would. Before she knew it, he'd signed a lease on a space. The restaurant, Delancey, was going to be a reality, and all of Molly's assumptions about her marriage were about to change.

Camas Davis was at an unhappy crossroads. A longtime magazine writer and editor in the food world, she'd returned to her home state of Oregon with her boyfriend from New York City to take an appealing job at a Portland lifestyle magazine. But neither job nor boyfriend delivered on her dreams, and in the span of a year, Davis was unemployed and on her own. Disillusioned by the years she’d spent mediating the lives of others for a living, she had no idea what to do next. She did know one thing: She no longer wanted to write about the real thing; she wanted to be the real thing.

What does a chef do day-to-day? Does a chef have to be an expert on all foods? Is the so-called school of hard knocks better than a brick-and-mortar school of formal culinary education? If you want to know the answer to these questions, 50 Things to Know About Being a Chef is for you.

In this book, Nom Wah’s owner, Wilson Tang, takes us into the hardworking kitchen of Nom Wah and emerges with 75 easy-to-make recipes: from bao to vegetables, noodles to desserts, cakes, rice rolls, chef’s specials, dumplings, and more.

Get ready to feast your eyes and taste buds on the incredible journey of conveyor belt sushi with The History of Conveyor Belt Sushi: From Invention to International Phenomenon! From its humble beginnings in Japan to its worldwide popularity, this book delves into the fascinating story of how conveyor belt sushi has become a global culinary sensation.

It is with great pleasure that we are able to retell the stories, first published as Forty Delicious Years, of 40 varied travelers who have Murni and Murni's Warung in common. We initially compiled these recollections in 2014 on the 40th anniversary of Murni's opening of Murni's Warung in Ubud, Bali, the first international-style restaurant in Ubud. We have renamed this volume So Many Delicious Years and Murni has added a number of recipes. We are pleased to mention that Forty Delicious Years won the prestigious Gourmand Award in 2019.

I contorni di Piattoforte: la collana per mappare il mondo dell'enogastronomia e orientarsi in modo più consapevole. Riflessioni, appunti, voci fuori dal coro che aiutano il lettore ad avvicinarsi criticamente e con chiarezza alle nuove tendenze del gusto. Niko Romito, giovane chef insignito del prestigioso riconoscimento Tre stelle Michelin, racconta in 10 ''lezioni'' la sua filosofia in cucina e insieme il progetto che da qualche anno porta avanti con la sorella Cristiana.

Do you want to eat tasty and famous traditional dishes from around the world without traveling and spending a lot of money? With the quick and easy instructions in this audiobook, you will be able to create more then 100 delicious famous dishes. You can present dishes rich in aromas and flavors at the table, creating the atmosphere of a famous distant city, comfortably from your home, saving time and money. Even if you think you're not good at cooking, this audiobook will help you improve your cooking skills.

A breakthrough in world culinary innovation based on Chinese cooking concepts. The methodology derived from a decade of gastronomic research by Kum Ng since 2000, was officially endorsed by the World Master Chefs Society in 2009. A concept brief of Frameworkcooking was documented in the library of Innovations in Medical Education (IME) of the University of Wisconsin-School of Medicine and Public Health.

Truffles for London was written from notes taken by a London truffle seller during 2015-16 who provided the best London chefs and restaurants with the finest French Perigord and Italian black and white truffles. It's an intimate diary into a gourmet world, how the restaurants have evolved over the years and characters few people ever encounter.

Wie fühlt es sich eigentlich an, für Deutschlands prominentesten Restaurantkritiker zu kochen und dabei grandios zu scheitern? Erzählt Paul Bocuse gute Witze? Wie schmeckt Kartoffelsalat aus der Fritteuse? Und warum können die Deutschen nicht grillen?

Nate is a world-traveled foodie, NPC athlete, and has authored the infamously cheeky and wildly entertaining Look Great Naked Cookbook series! Amazing food, easy healthy recipes, all calories and macros calculated for you. Love amazing food? Admittance is the first step to recover, right? Nathan has traveled the world and eaten his way across the globe.

It's all here, written in short vignettes with Salisbury's incisive wisdom and wit. He guarantees that at least one idea will more than save you the cost of the book, repeatedly. More than a restaurant manual, the book is filled with universal insights into good business practices. And diners in search of a great restaurant experience will appreciate Salisbury's insights into what gets people to return to their favorites.

Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Eat Like a Local - Gothenburg by Christina De Paris offers the inside scoop on food in Gothenburg Sweden. Culinary tourism is an import aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist.

Fasting isn’t as bad as it sounds! It’s easy for a busy schedule, and best of all, it’s free! Don’t you wish you could eat your favorite foods and still lose weight? Do you want to lose weight without having to exercise or go to the gym? Aren’t you sick of counting calories? We have found a solution that will work for you, even if other diets haven’t worked for you in the past.

Discover a simple, vegan gluten free crockpot system that will put your gluten free vegan diet and lifestyle on autopilot - so you don't have to waste endless hours in your kitchen, you can enjoy your meals and feel relaxed and confident that you're moving rapidly towards your best health and body ever!

At some point, nearly everyone has considered it. Even as a passing thought, that little “Maybe, I could...” has drifted through your mind. With delivery apps, options to order online, and food trucks standing at the ready, finding delicious food has never been easier. The food truck revolution has begun, making it prime time to explore that thought.