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Book Review of Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany

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Wonderful book! If you've ever wondered what it might be like to cook professionally, if you've been curious about what really goes on in a restaurant kitchen, this is the book to read. It is fascinating, informative and sometimes hilarious. Do yourself a big favor and read it - SOON! This author wondered about all the above and finally found himself working with chefs such as Mario Batali and cooking in restaurants in parts of Italy. This was a dream come true on several levels.

Reading this book made me realize what back-breaking and difficult work this is. What I did instead was to open a successful gourmet cheesecake business, do some catering (when I felt like it), bake a lot of breads and brownies and feed a huge number of people in NY & TX over the years including some of the top restauranteurs and caterers in the Dallas/Ft.Worth area. I loved it!