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Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany
A marvelous hybrid, Heat is a richly evocative memoir of Buford's kitchen adventure, the story of Mario Batali's amazing rise to culinary fame, a dazzling behind-the-scenes look at workings of a famous restaurant, and an illuminating exploration of why food matters.
"Buford develops a superbly detailed picture of life in a top restaurant kitchen and the way professional chefs and their minions operate. It is every bit as revealing as Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential, with less of the bombast and posturing ... Buford picks up on the intricate sociology of the kitchen and expertly conveys the interplay of ambition, jealousy, dedication and hard-earned craft ... Heat is a sumptuous meal.” -- New York Times