![]() ![]() ![]() is a comprehensive primer on the culinary profession.a combination of brass tacks and philosophy."īy December 1995, BECOMING A CHEF "proved a surprisingly popular gift item" ( Forbes), and the book was soon recommended or required reading at schools ranging from The Culinary Institute of America to Wesleyan University. "When Julia Child sends a congratulatory note on your recently published book and says she keeps her copy by the bed, you've done a good job. ![]() Yet its first-time authors were interviewed by Matt Lauer on the "Today" Show, and BECOMING A CHEF went on to be hailed for launching "a new dimension in food writing, creating a standard for a whole new genre" ( The Record). The book that first kicked off the boom and established the category of contemporary writing on food, BECOMING A CHEF - written by Manhattan restaurant chef Andrew Dornenburg and his Harvard MBA wife Karen Page - was published during the summer of 1995 with extremely modest expectations: Its initial printing was a mere 2500 copies. "An extraordinary book.There's never been a book like this before." ![]()
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