Summary
The Perfectionist: Life and Death in Haute Cuisine by Rudolph Chelminski (Michael Joseph, Pounds 17.99)
IN this country those who can, cook; those who can't become telly chefs - numbingly vacuous light entertainers, giftless vaudevillians. In France it is different. The great chefs form a sort of priestly caste, a hermetic order.See the full content of this document
Extract
No Recipe for Life
They are serious men who profess a craft which is revered, which is central to the country's culture and self-esteem.
A couple of years ago I watched a telly programme in which Joel Robuchon, the hig...See the full content of this document
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