Letters to a Young Chef

Name: Letters to a Young Chef
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Daniel Boulud
ISBN: 9781549189012

Author: Daniel Boulud

Narrator: Mario Brassard

Unabridged: 3 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 06/23/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Cooking

Synopsis

From the reinvention of French food through the fine dining revolution in America, Daniel Boulud has been a witness to and a creator of today's food culture. A modern improviser with a classical foundation (a little rock 'n' roll and a lot of Mozart, he'd say), he speaks with the authority that comes from a lifetime of preparing, presenting, and thinking about food-an ancient calling with universal resonance. In Letters to a Young Chef, Boulud speaks not only of how to make a career as a chef in today's world, but also of why one should want to do so in the first place. As he himself puts it, it is "a tasty life." The love of food and the obsession with flavors, ingredients, and techniques are the chef's source of strength, helping the young chef to survive and flourish during the long years of apprenticeship and their necessary sacrifices. Part memoir, part advice book, part cookbook, part reverie, this delicious new book will delight and enlighten chefs of all kinds, from passionate amateurs to serious professionals.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dan on September 01, 2017

I gather this is part of a series of "mentoring" books in various professions, written by well known professionals as advice to aspirants. Given the task, I suppose it works, but I found it to be a bit rambling, and a bit dull. Somehow Boulud manages to make the passion and creativity of the world o......more

Goodreads review by John-Paul on June 29, 2015

A great little read that really is geared for the audience it discusses in the title (young chefs). I only wish I had stumbled across this book a few years ago, when I embarked upon a career as a pastry chef with all the financial and relational concerns of a 30-something! It's hard work, great food......more

Goodreads review by Steve on January 17, 2012

Part of the "Letters to a Young....." series, which includes Christopher Hitchens' "...Young Contrarian". Keep in mind that this is being written to an expected audience of younger people who might want to become a chef. Boulud gives a nice wrap up of how he got to where he is today, some nice life......more

Goodreads review by jmphoff on September 20, 2018

Having previously eaten at both Restaurant DANIEL and Cafe Bolud, was already a big fan of Chef Daniel. The BEST duck and scallops i’ve have yet to have. This book rather than detailing his life and struggles is more of a advice book for the upcoming young chef. While there are hints of personal sto......more

Goodreads review by Yves on November 19, 2013

Readers are familiar with a good book that transports you into another world, in this case the world of a young Chef starting out. The advice can apply to many things in life, but the world of a Chef is a journey that never really ends, the theme being learn, learn, and hone your skills. I actually h......more