Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat

Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat
ISBN-10
1592406971
ISBN-13
9781592406975
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
419
Language
English
Published
2012
Publisher
Avery
Authors
Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas

Description

An award-winning chef describes how he lost his sense of taste to cancer, a setback that prompted him to discover alternate cooking methods and create his celebrated progressive cuisine.

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