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Also by Lauren Shockey:

Four Kitchens, August 2011
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Four Kitchens
Lauren Shockey

My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel Aviv, and Paris

Grand Central Publishing
August 2011
On Sale: July 27, 2011
230 pages
ISBN: 0446559873
EAN: 9780446559874
Paperback
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Cookbooks | Non-Fiction Cooking / Food

At the French Culinary Institute, Lauren Shockey learned to salt food properly, cook fearlessly over high heat, and knock back beers like a pro. But she also discovered that her real culinary education wouldn't begin until she actually worked in a restaurant.

After a somewhat disappointing apprenticeship in the French provinces, Shockey hatched a plan for her dream year: to apprentice in four high-end restaurants around the world. She started in her hometown of New York City under the famed chef Wylie Dufresne at the molecular gastronomy hotspot wd-50, then traveled to Vietnam, Israel, and back to France. From the ribald kitchen humor to fiery-tempered workers to tasks ranging from the mundane (mincing cases of shallots) to the extraordinary (cooking seafood on the line), Shockey shows us what really happens behind the scenes in haute cuisine, and includes original recipes integrating the techniques and flavors she learned along the way.

With the dramatic backdrop of restaurant life, readers will be delighted by the adventures of a bright and restless young woman looking for her place in the world.

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