Meghan's review
Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany
by Bill Buford
omg...that is the best title ever, on that alone i must read it :P
Bonus! It's actually a fascinating book, especially if you're a fan of cooking and Mario Batali! I'm not quite done, but I'm thinking of giving 4 stars.
I love to cook, I don't know who Mario Batali is though...enlighten me. :) I'm excited to grab it the next time i stop at Barnes & Noble.
He's this Italian chef, made famous on the Food Network. I thought he was "quirky" but this book really enlightens you to his crazy life. But I love his food. I have a couple of his cookbooks. His most famous restaurant is Babbo in New York. But the guy who wrote it is a journalist and did an internship at his restaurant (and a few other places). It's a great look into the restaurant biz. Plus, it's all about Italian food and well, how can that ever be bad?!
It sounds great...and I can never think of a time when Italian food would be bad.
Meghan's review
Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Buford
Meghan's review
rating:
bookshelves:
food,
nonfiction,
own
recommended for: all foodies
As food critic said about Babbo, I say about this book, I would have given it four stars but...
I felt that the story lagged when he worked with the Butcher in Tuscany. But some of the most hilarious adventures happened there two.
"I had concerns....The other was that my apron, which was floor-length, would catch on fire. I rehearsed in my mind the possible scenario. The apron is secured around the waist with a string belt....So that was the first thing--untie it. If I didn't, it could be ugly. I pictured myself in flames, being unable to remove the apron, and Dario's rushing over, all heroic and decisive, picking me up with his giant hands, hurling me to the floor, and stomping out the fire. (I did not want to be stomped.) (p. 229)
Let's just say there was a fire and some stomping ensued.
But this was a marvelous book if you enjoy cooking, want to know more about the life of restaurants, are a Mario Batali fan, or just simply love Italian food. Part of me wants to sel...more
I felt that the story lagged when he worked with the Butcher in Tuscany. But some of the most hilarious adventures happened there two.
"I had concerns....The other was that my apron, which was floor-length, would catch on fire. I rehearsed in my mind the possible scenario. The apron is secured around the waist with a string belt....So that was the first thing--untie it. If I didn't, it could be ugly. I pictured myself in flames, being unable to remove the apron, and Dario's rushing over, all heroic and decisive, picking me up with his giant hands, hurling me to the floor, and stomping out the fire. (I did not want to be stomped.) (p. 229)
Let's just say there was a fire and some stomping ensued.
But this was a marvelous book if you enjoy cooking, want to know more about the life of restaurants, are a Mario Batali fan, or just simply love Italian food. Part of me wants to sel...more
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omg...that is the best title ever, on that alone i must read it :P
Bonus! It's actually a fascinating book, especially if you're a fan of cooking and Mario Batali! I'm not quite done, but I'm thinking of giving 4 stars.
I love to cook, I don't know who Mario Batali is though...enlighten me. :) I'm excited to grab it the next time i stop at Barnes & Noble.
He's this Italian chef, made famous on the Food Network. I thought he was "quirky" but this book really enlightens you to his crazy life. But I love his food. I have a couple of his cookbooks. His most famous restaurant is Babbo in New York. But the guy who wrote it is a journalist and did an internship at his restaurant (and a few other places). It's a great look into the restaurant biz. Plus, it's all about Italian food and well, how can that ever be bad?!
It sounds great...and I can never think of a time when Italian food would be bad.