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Back of the House: The Secret Life of a Restaurant
Back of the House The Secret Life of a Restaurant Author:Scott Haas Food writer and clinical psychologist Scott Haas wanted to know what went on inside the mind of a top chef -- and what kind of emotional dynamics drove the fast-paced, intense interactions inside a great restaurant. To capture all the heat and hunger, he spent eighteen months immersed in the kitchen of James Beard Award-winner Tony Maws’ r... more »estaurant, Craigie on Main, in Boston.
He became part of the family, experiencing the drama first-hand. Here, Haas exposes the inner life of a chef, what it takes to make food people crave, and how to achieve greatness in a world that demands more than passion and a sharp set of knives.
A lens into what motivates and inspires all chefs -- including Thomas Keller, Andrew Carmellini, whose stories are also shared here -- Back of the House will change the way you think about food -- and about the complicated people who cook it and serve it.« less
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