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When Spitz (The Beatles) finds himself at a convergence of personal and professional crossroads, he finally decides to take a long anticipated trip to Europe to learn to cook, with an itinerary of placements across France and Italy that he hopes will bring a sense of soul into an earnest but uneducated attraction to braises and sautés. The trip begins with Spitz as the first and only trial client of the Robert Ash Cookery School in southern Burgundy, an experience that proves positive. With a soufflé, he saves the honor of the stern taskmistress at one school and he perfects his quenelles at another in Cannes. Although Spitz pins his culinary adventure to a personal story arc involving his on-again-off-again relationship with a woman in New York, this mixed grill of a book isn't quite as entertaining as it might have been. The author works hard at being earnest and honest about his personal shortcomings as well as his culinary misadventures, but one frequently gets the sense that he was more focused on cooking than life experience. With recipes and b&w photos. (May)
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Prompted by a midlife crisis of sorts, Spitz, music journalist and author of the best-selling The Beatles, flees to France and Italy to forget his troubles and pursue his dream to cook alongside master chefs. His chronicle has shades of an American-in-Europe travelog, best exemplified by such writers as M.F.K. Fisher, Frances Mayes, and Peter Mayle. Spitz's journey includes encounters with temperamental chefs and local personalities as well as subtle glimpses about him and his progress from amateur chef to seasoned cook. While his life story and culinary adventures and mishaps are mostly engaging, one wishes that Spitz would have revealed more of his personal transformation and less of his culinary exploits. Standard recipes and black-and-white photos are included in each chapter. Recommended for large public libraries.—Christine Holmes, San Jose State Univ. Lib., CA
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Cheryl Lynn, Torre Guelfa, New York, Bob Ash, Alain Llorca, Kate Hill, Robert Ash, Alain Passard, Bruno Söhn, Valter Roman, Sandy D'Amato, David Passard, Moulin de Mougins, Villa al Boschiglia, Sweetie Pie, Rue du Lac, Figline Valdarno, Arcachon Bay, Villa Lucia, Chef Söhn, Western Europe, Grand Marnier, Middle Eastern, Martha Stewart Browse Sample Pages:
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Cheryl Lynn, Torre Guelfa, New York, Bob Ash, Alain Llorca, Kate Hill, Robert Ash, Alain Passard, Bruno Söhn, Valter Roman, Sandy D'Amato, David Passard, Moulin de Mougins, Villa al Boschiglia, Sweetie Pie, Rue du Lac, Figline Valdarno, Arcachon Bay, Villa Lucia, Chef Söhn, Western Europe, Grand Marnier, Middle Eastern, Martha Stewart Browse Sample Pages:
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