Work Clean (Paperback)

Dan Charnas

ISBN 10: 0241200334 / ISBN 13: 9780241200339

Published by Penguin Books Ltd, London, 2016

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Paperback. The revolutionary new way to work and live, based on the discipline of 'mise-en-place'Night after night, chefs and their crews are able to multitask and produce in a way that puts deskbound workers to shame. In Work Clean, Dan Charnas uncovers their secret: mise-en-place - 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' -- and demonstrates how they can be used to boost productivity in all aspects of life. Through interviews with chefs working in professional kitchens all over the world, culinary students, line cooks and restaurant employees, the author reveals the ten major principles of mise-en-place - including 'Arranging spaces', 'Finishing actions' and more. He also demonstrates how they can be used to boost productivity in all aspects of life. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Work Clean (Paperback)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241200334
• ISBN 13: 9780241200339
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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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.