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A Story Of Food, Desire, And Ambition
Ecco
May 2009
On Sale: May 1, 2009
256 pages
ISBN: 0061579246
EAN: 9780061579240
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
A page-turning memoir from the chef of The
Waverly Inn, New York City's vaunted celebrity gathering
spot The Hunger is an
insider's romp through the crazy life of the restaurant
business, told by a journeyman chef who fought his way to
the top. Trapped in a dead-end job, John DeLucie called it
quits and invested his meager savings in a ten-week cooking
class. Upon completion, armed with no professional
experience and the barest of basic skills, he walked into
the renowned gourmet shop Dean & DeLuca and asked for a job.
The next day he found himself chopping forty pounds of
onions in the prep-kitchen basement. A glamorous new chapter
had begun. DeLucie worked his way up the bumpy NYC food
chain, from executive chef at La Bottega to Nick & Toni's in
East Hampton, eventually finding his way to The Waverly Inn,
which he opened with publishing magnate Graydon Carter and
several partners. It was here that John married his mastery
of simple but unique flavors with Carter's A+ list of
glitterati to create downtown's hottest eatery.
The Hunger tracks John though the pitfalls of cooking
for a living, as well as the roller-coaster ride that became
his personal life. Woven into the grit are the stories
behind some of DeLucie's signature recipes, including New
York's "Best High-End Burger" and the now famous truffled
mac and cheese. Here is John's tale about food, desire, and
appetite—and how one person overcame all odds to make it in
the fiercely competitive world of food.
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