Spiced : A Pastry Chef's True Stories of Trials by Fire, After-Hours Exploits, and What Really Goes on in the Kitchen - Jurgenen Dalia - 2009

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274 pages. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Multiple copies of this title available. Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Pages are lightly tanned. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. In the tradition of Kitchen Confidential, a revealing and entertaining insider's tour through top restaurant kitchens, told from the unique perspective of a critically acclaimed pastry chef. Spiced is Dalia Jurgensen's memoir of leaving her office job and pursuing her dream of becoming a chef. Eventually landing the job of pastry chef for a three-star New York restaurant, she recounts with endearing candor the dry cakes and burned pots of her early internships, and the sweat, sheer determination, and finely tuned taste buds - as well as resilient ego and sense of humor - that won her spots in world-class restaurant kitchens. With wit and an appreciation for raunchy insults, she reveals the secrets to holding your own in male-dominated kitchens, surviving after-hours staff parties, and turning out perfect plates when you know you're cooking for a poorly disguised restaurant critic. She even confesses to a clandestine romance with her chef and boss - not to mention what it's like to work in Martha Stewart's TV kitchen - and the ugly truth behind the much-mythologized ôfamily meal". Following Dalia's personal trajectory from nervous newbie to unflappable professional, Spiced is a clever, surprisingly frank, and affectionate glimpse at the sweet and sour of following your passion. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Cooking, Wine & Dining. ISBN/EAN: 9780399155611. Inventory No: 13030077. By: Jurgenen Dalia Year: 2009 Visit our website to view thousands more products like this and order online at: