Letters to a Young Chef

From the reinvention of French food through the fine dining revolution in America, Daniel Boulud has been a witness to and a creator of today's food culture. A modern improviser with a classical foundation (a little rock 'n' roll and a lot of Mozart, he'd say), he speaks with the authority that comes from a lifetime of preparing, presenting, and thinking about food-an ancient calling with universal resonance. In Letters to a Young Chef, Boulud speaks not only of how to make a career as a chef in today's world, but also of why one should want to do so in the first place. As he himself puts it, it is "a tasty life." The love of food and the obsession with flavors, ingredients, and techniques are the chef's source of strength, helping the young chef to survive and flourish during the long years of apprenticeship and their necessary sacrifices. Part memoir, part advice book, part cookbook, part reverie, this delicious new book will delight and enlighten chefs of all kinds, from passionate amateurs to serious professionals.

Incredible Lessons

Improving knowledge for professional and home cooks is important. Boulud shares incredible memories and encouragement for aspiring chefs and instructions for everyone who cooks.

Wish this was available when I started my career.

This book is as much for any chef as it is for a cook that is coming up. There are a lot of good lessons here. Thank you Chef for the letters.

Egotistical and Smarmy

Comparing this book to say Jacques Pepin or Eric Ripert- or even Chang- the thing that sticks out is the massive ego driven narrative “don’t dress how you want or you will hit the glass ceiling. “ “if you are over 25 don’t even try to be a chef”. Ageism and Intolerance. Had such high hopes.

It is a easy reading book.

However, the edition that I have (which is the same cover that this audible has) is different from what the narrator reading. I like to listen Audible while I read the actual book but I couldn’t do that with this book since the paragraph and wording is slightly different. I don’t know which one is earlier version. Mine is paper back edition on 2017.