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WatchingThe Bearisnt exactlya pleasant experience.
I could handle only two episodes at a time.
But I always came back.
Its easy to be drawn to stories of rebels and outcasts.
Restaurants are full of both.
And then theres the food!
Anthony BourdainsKitchen Confidentialis the obvious place to start.
RereadingKitchen Confidential, Im struck by how Bourdain relishes the challenge to be the best under such horrific circumstances.
So she created her own path forward, opening her own restaurant called the Black Hoof.
As the owner, she challenges the Way Things Are DoneTM.
Why should the back of house and front of house always be feuding?
This book is full of anecdotes, tips for building your own restaurant, and strong opinions about cocktails.
Fine-dining institutions like Per Se and Eleven Madison Park emanate an aura of serenity and elegance for patrons.
Sommelier Victoria Jamess memoirbrings the reader inside Michelin-starred restaurants as well as to California vineyards.
Jameshas acknowledgedthat it can be a tough read, but she believes in the importance of sharing her story.
Donovan likes the solitude of baking.
Her memoir captures the meditative feeling of kneading bread or mixing cake batter.
She also sees how male chefs take credit for the work of their female colleagues.
A trigger warning for readers in regard to abuse and sexual assault.
Suzanne Barr knows theres no wrong time to start cooking professionally.
Grieving her mothers death from cancer, Barr escapes to a retreat.
By the time she returns to New York City, she knows she wants to be a chef.
With passion and dedication, she enrolls in the Natural Gourmet Institute at 30.
From there, its an externship in Kauai and then to the Hamptons and Paris as a private chef.
Consider this novel a palate cleanser.
Fellow competitor London is determined to win and become the first nonbinary victor.
They cant be drawn in by Dahlias gorgeous hair or her silly sense of humor.
InMemorial,a novel by Bryan Washington, Mike and Benson are a couple living together in Houston.
Mike cooks, both as a chef and at home.
Benson stays out of the kitchen.
Theyve fallen into a rhythm in their relationship.
Or is it a rut?
When Mikes father gets sick, he rushes to Osaka to take care of him.
He only tells Benson that his mother, Mitsuko, is visiting the morning he leaves.
Benson and Mitsuko dont speak much, but they grow close by cooking alongside each other.
