Ebook: Chefs, drugs and rock & roll : how food lovers, free spirits, misfits and wanderers created a new American profession
Author: Andrew Friedman
- Tags: Cooks -- United States -- History -- 20th century., Cooking American -- History -- 20th century., Restaurants -- United States -- History -- 20th century., COOKING / History., Cooking American., Cooks., Restaurants., United States.
- Year: 2018
- Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers/Ecco
- City: United States
- Edition: First editon
- Language: English
- epub
A history of the evolution of the American restaurant chef in the 1970s and 1980s, from the pioneers behind Chez Panisse, Spago, and other landmarks to the young cooks like Mario Batali, Tom Colicchio, and Bobby Flay who went on to become household names. Told through the perspectives not only of the pioneering chefs but also of line cooks, front-of-house personnel, investors, and critics who had front-row seats to Read more...
Abstract: A history of the evolution of the American restaurant chef in the 1970s and 1980s, from the pioneers behind Chez Panisse, Spago, and other landmarks to the young cooks like Mario Batali, Tom Colicchio, and Bobby Flay who went on to become household names. Told through the perspectives not only of the pioneering chefs but also of line cooks, front-of-house personnel, investors, and critics who had front-row seats to this extraordinary transformation