My new favorite topic....what's yrs?

Cooking, chefs, & professional kitchens

I have been reading books about chefs and cooks, and restaurant kitchen culture. I'm not sure why I started, but I'm hooked. I started with Kitchen Confidential; Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain and moved on to Heat by Bill Buford. Both are about the very strange and twisted world of the professional kitchen. Both books are fascinating, enlightening, and funny. For me, they didn't just offer a small view into a world I would otherwise never know, but they made me take a closer look at how I cooked! And it wasn't just cooking; it was watering the plants, cutting the herbs and flowers in my garden, and even folding laundry. Weird, I know. I'd recommend reading these if you have even the slightest interest in food, eating, travel, or going out. I do have a warning however....there is rather rough language in both books, particularly in Bourdain's book. Chefs don't mince words! (No pun intended.)