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The saucier's apprentice : one long strange trip through the great cooking schools of Europe
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The saucier's apprentice : one long strange trip through the great cooking schools of Europe

Author: Bob Spitz
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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"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, was  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Bob Spitz
ISBN: 9780393060591 0393060594
OCLC Number: 190843491
Description: 323 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: List of recipes --
Prologue --
Rue du Lac --
Beaune and the Luberon --
The Mediterranean --
La Maison avec la Péniche --
Paris --
Fraternité --
The tower of the Guelphs --
The perfect life --
Epilogue --
A brief afterword.
Responsibility: Bob Spitz.
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Combining an outrageous travelogue with gastronomic lore, hands-on cooking instruction, hot-tempered chefs, and a batch of memorable recipes, Spitz's odyssey recounts the transformation of a  Read more...

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