Blood, Bones & Butter
by Gabrielle Hamilton
The chef of Prune on her feral childhood, catering years, and the restaurant she built from an abandoned space. Beautifully written and unsentimental about work and marriage.
Read it if…
you want a chef's memoir that is also real literature.
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Skip it if…
you want culinary technique.
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Three things you will actually use
- Build what you would want to eat.
- Work is identity, handle with care.
- Tell it straight.
Do this first
Read the chapter on finding the Prune space.
Our verdict
A chef who can write.
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