{"product_id":"book-nfmq","title":"Salt, Sweat \u0026 Steam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith mouthwatering storytelling and open-hearted honesty, Brigid Washington serves The Devil Wears Prada for the \"yes, chef\" generation. This program is read by the author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What truly makes \u003ci\u003eSalt, Sweat \u0026amp; Steam\u003c\/i\u003e exceptional is that it is told from the point of view of a young, female, Trinidadian student. It is a fascinating narrative that is a welcome addition to the list of coming-of-age tales.\"-Jessica B. Harris, Ph.D. Professor emeritus Queens College\/CUNY, Lecturer, culinary historian, and author of \u003ci\u003eHigh on the Hog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich with detail, \u003ci\u003eSalt, Sweat \u0026amp; Steam\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers inside America's top culinary school and shows what's \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e required to become a chef: from brutal unpaid internships and gruelling practical exams to late-night vending machine dorm-room dinners while trudging through the rarefied world of fine wine. As editor of the school's newspaper, \"La Papillote\" Washington, a Trinidadian, meets and interviews food-world luminaries such as Jerome Bocuse, Daniel Boulud and Thomas Keller and savors the joys of a life devoted to food. She puts us all in her kitchen clogs as she \u003ci\u003efinally\u003c\/i\u003e achieves the perfect mise-en-place both in and out of the dignified kitchen of The Culinary Institute of America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnwilling to accept a future that was anything but delicious, readers follow along Washington's high-octane journey through the rigors and rewards of the country's most elite cooking school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":51288114233648,"sku":"BDnfmq","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/nfmq-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777573038","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-nfmq","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}