Work Clean : The Life-Changing Power of Mise-En-Place to Organize Your Life, Work and Mind

Dan Charnas

ISBN 10: 0241200334 / ISBN 13: 9780241200339

Published by Penguin Books Ltd Mai 2016, 2016

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Neuware - Night after night, chefs and their crews multitask in a way that puts deskbound workers to shame. Have you ever wondered how they do it In Work Clean, Dan Charnas uncovers their secret: mise-en-place ('putting in place' to you and me) - the organizational system that transforms the lives of its practitioners through focus and self-discipline.Through interviews with top chefs working in professional kitchens all over the world, culinary students, line cooks and restaurant employees, Charnas reveals the ten major principles of mise-en-place, including: 'Arranging spaces', 'Finishing actions' and 'Slowing Down to Speed Up'.Demonstrating how to put the method into practice, Work Clean is your guide to boosting productivity in all aspects of life.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Work Clean : The Life-Changing Power of Mise-En-Place to Organize Your Life, Work and Mind
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Mai 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241200334
• ISBN 13: 9780241200339
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 195W x 126H x 22D millimeters 195 millimeters width by 126 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 219 grams

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Synopsis

Night after night, chefs and their crews multitask in a way that puts deskbound workers to shame. Have you ever wondered how they do it?

In Work Clean, Dan Charnas uncovers their secret: mise-en-place (''putting in place'' to you and me) - the organizational system that transforms the lives of its practitioners through focus and self-discipline.

Through interviews with top chefs working in professional kitchens all over the world, culinary students, line cooks and restaurant employees, Charnas reveals the ten major principles of mise-en-place, including: ''Arranging spaces'', ''Finishing actions'' and ''Slowing Down to Speed Up''.

Demonstrating how to put the method into practice, Work Clean is your guide to boosting productivity in all aspects of life.

About the Author

Dan Charnas is an award-winning culture, lifestyle, and business writer. Recipient of the 2007 Pulitzer Fellowship for Arts Journalism, his first book, The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop, was called “a classic of music-business dirt digging as well as a kind of pulp epic” by Rolling Stone. He lives in New York City.