EBOOK High Bonnet
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A Novel of Epicurean Adventures
The chef&'s towering white toque, the high bonnet, is the mark of achievement to which every young sauce-stirrer aspires. Idwal Jones&'s urbane novel follows the young provincial Jean as he attempts to master culinary art at the hands of Paris&'s most distinguished chefs. Jean will win his high bonnet and the royal bearing that accompanies it - but not until he&'s had many outrageous adventures, in the kitchen and out. High Bonnet is a sly send-up of the seething politics, subtle artistry, and enslavement to the palate that constitute life behind the kitchen&'s swinging doors. First published in 1945 and out of print for more than four decades, High Bonnet will delight readers of Anthony Bourdain&'s bestselling Kitchen Confidential or of Ludwig Bemelmans&'s Hotel Splendide.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The chef&'s towering white toque, the high bonnet, is the mark of achievement to which every young sauce-stirrer aspires. Idwal Jones&'s urbane novel follows the young provincial Jean as he attempts to master culinary art at the hands of Paris&'s most distinguished chefs. Jean will win his high bonnet and the royal bearing that accompanies it - but not until he&'s had many outrageous adventures, in the kitchen and out. High Bonnet is a sly send-up of the seething politics, subtle artistry, and enslavement to the palate that constitute life behind the kitchen&'s swinging doors. First published in 1945 and out of print for more than four decades, High Bonnet will delight readers of Anthony Bourdain&'s bestselling Kitchen Confidential or of Ludwig Bemelmans&'s Hotel Splendide.From the Trade Paperback edition.