The education of a barbarian in the temples of haute cuisine.
In the blink of an eye, Bob Spitz turned fifty, finished an eight-year book project and a fourteen-year marriage that left him nearly destitute, had his heart stolen and broken on the rebound, and sought salvation the only way he knew how. He fled to Europe, where he hopscotched among the finest cooking schools in pursuit of his dream. The urge to cook like a virtuoso, to unravel the mysteries of the process, had become an obsession.Spitz hit the fabled cooking-school circuit in a series of idyllic European villages, and The Saucier's Apprentice is a chronicle of his exploits. Combining an outrageous travelogue with gastronomic lore, hands-on cooking instruction, hot-tempered chefs, local personalities, and a batch of memorable recipes, Spitz's odyssey recounts the transformation of a professional writer―and lifelong kitchen amateur―into a world-class cook."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. New York: Norton, 2008. First Edition. 8vo. Hard cover, 323 pp. In the blink of an eye, Bob Spitz turned 50, finished an eight-year book project, ended a 14-year marriage that left him nearly destitute, and had his heart stolen and broken on the rebound. He sought salvation the only way he knew how he fled to Europe and hopscotched among the finest cooking schools in pursuit of his dream to cook like a virtuoso. Combining an outrageous travelogue with gastronomic lore, hands-on cooking instruction, hot-tempered chefs, local personalities, and a batch of memorable recipes, Spitz's odyssey recounts the transformation of a professional writer and lifelong kitchen amateur into a world-class cook." New in new dust jacket, protected with a mylar cover. Seller Inventory # KT-B1142-02
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