When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris (audiobook)
Date Completed: March 7, 2009
Genres: humor, memoirs, nonfiction
Rating: 3 1/2 stars (out of 5)
Fashionably Late - Beth Kendrick
Date Completed: March 11, 2009
Genres: chick-lit, fiction
Rating: 3 stars (out of 5)
Naked - David Sedaris (audiobook)
Date Completed: March 12, 2009
Genres: humor, memoirs, nonfiction, EW's 100 New Classics
Rating: 4 1/2 stars (out of 5)
LoveHampton - Sheri Rifkin
Date Completed: March 18, 2009
Genres: chick-lit, fiction
Rating: 4 stars (out of 5)
Showing posts with label memoirs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label memoirs. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry - Kathleen Flinn
Date Finished: January 5, 2009
Genres: Culinary, memoirs, nonfiction
Rating: 4 stars (out of 5)
I love to cook. There's something soothing, methodical, and ultimately satisfying about putting together complex and tasty dishes that I love, so the desire to ditch my job for culinary school hits on a regular basis. While I just think about it, Kathleen Flinn actually did it. The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry is her interesting, often funny account of her days at Le Cordon Bleu, the world's most famous cooking school in Paris. Flinn gives a wonderfully detailed account of her ups and downs in Cordon Bleu's famous kitchens -- her run-ins with picky chefs, competitive fellow students, and her culinary triumphs and disasters. The book is also chock full of interesting facts about Cordon Bleu, Paris, and French Cuisine, and recipes at the end of every chapter give you a chance to try a little of Le Cordon Bleu yourself.
My favorite parts of the book were Flinn's descriptions of the people with whom she interacted in Paris: the famous chefs who create fabulous cuisine, but secretly love to eat at "McDo" (McDonalds); the World's Smartest Homeless Man who sits on the corner across from Le Cordon Bleu waiting for gourmet handouts from students; the fellow culinary student who has a little trouble with her lobster and ends up having to chase it across the kitchen. These people made me want to pack up and move to Paris and try my hand in Le Cordon Bleu's kitchens! This book was entertaining, enjoyable, and inspired me to do what I love. Bring on the kitchen!
Genres: Culinary, memoirs, nonfiction
Rating: 4 stars (out of 5)
I love to cook. There's something soothing, methodical, and ultimately satisfying about putting together complex and tasty dishes that I love, so the desire to ditch my job for culinary school hits on a regular basis. While I just think about it, Kathleen Flinn actually did it. The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry is her interesting, often funny account of her days at Le Cordon Bleu, the world's most famous cooking school in Paris. Flinn gives a wonderfully detailed account of her ups and downs in Cordon Bleu's famous kitchens -- her run-ins with picky chefs, competitive fellow students, and her culinary triumphs and disasters. The book is also chock full of interesting facts about Cordon Bleu, Paris, and French Cuisine, and recipes at the end of every chapter give you a chance to try a little of Le Cordon Bleu yourself.
My favorite parts of the book were Flinn's descriptions of the people with whom she interacted in Paris: the famous chefs who create fabulous cuisine, but secretly love to eat at "McDo" (McDonalds); the World's Smartest Homeless Man who sits on the corner across from Le Cordon Bleu waiting for gourmet handouts from students; the fellow culinary student who has a little trouble with her lobster and ends up having to chase it across the kitchen. These people made me want to pack up and move to Paris and try my hand in Le Cordon Bleu's kitchens! This book was entertaining, enjoyable, and inspired me to do what I love. Bring on the kitchen!
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