{"product_id":"never-trust-a-skinny-italian-chef","title":"Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t; 8; This volume is a tribute to three-michelin star restaurant, Osteria Francescana and the twenty-five year career of its chef, Massimo Bottura..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A tribute to Bottura's twenty-five year career and the evolution of Osteria Francescana, his three-Michelin star restaurant based in Modena, Italy. Divided into four chapters, each one dealing with a different period, the book features 50 recipes and stories explaining Bottura's inspirations (including the music and art that motivates him), ingredients, and techniques. Follow Bottura as he pries, pokes, and questions the authority of tradition, and in result creates whimsical dishes with a wink\"--Amazon.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMassimo Bottura\u003c\/b\u003e is the chef patron of Osteria Francescana, a three Michelin star restaurant based in Modena, Italy. Massimo grew up in Modena and developed an interest in cooking from a young age after watching his mother, grandmother and aunt in the kitchen preparing family meals. In 1986 he left a law degree to open his first restaurant and subsequently went on to develop his love of food with stages for Alain Ducasse at Louis XV in Monte Carlo and Ferran Adriá at elbulli. He opened Osteria Francescana in 1995.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatured on the Netflix documentary series \u003ci\u003eChef's Table\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Massimo Bottura is the Jimi Hendrix of Italian chefs... he takes familiar dishes and classical flavors and techniques and turns them on their heads in a way that is innovative, boundary-breaking, sky kissing, and entirely whimsical, but ultimately timeless, and most importantly, deliciously satisfying.\" - \u003cb\u003eMario Batali\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A pioneer of modern Italian cooking, Bottura possesses both a deep respect for local traditions and a drive to keep blowing them up.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef is an incredible book, as rich with inspiration as Massimo's dishes are with flavor.' -\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eCindy Sherman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eNever Trust a Skinny Italian Chef\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that food has indeed morphed into an element of high culture.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'This is more than just a conventional map of how to cook; it is the best study yet of how a highly original and creative chef thinks and works.' -\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eEconomist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The genius of Bottura lies in his ability to transcend opposites. In his inventive new book, \u003ci\u003eNever Trust a Skinny Italian Chef\u003c\/i\u003e, he offers a mix of recipes and memoir, with striking photography by Carlo Benvenuto and Stefano Graziani.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The book is a wonder - full of photos of food, setting and whimsy. Fascinating windows into the workings of one of cooking's greatest minds.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLA Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Massimo Bottura is a luminary of the culinary avant-garde.' -\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Energetic, engrossing, and often quite funny ... Hard to put down.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTasting Table\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Bottura is part of a new word order of chefs, intently focused on their terroir, but global in reach.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGQ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A heady trip into the thoughtful mind of the three-Michelin-starred culinary genius.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A tribute to the 'Jimi Hendrix of Italian chefs' ... Not only does it tell the story of his special journey with food it also features 50 of his amazing and inventive recipes.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElle Decoration\u003c\/b\u003e (South Africa)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Bring a bit of Italy to UK shores ... Will teach you to cook in a way that will make your old nonna proud.' - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever Trust a Skinny Italian Chef\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to three-michelin star restaurant, Osteria Francescana and the twenty-five year career of its chef, Massimo Bottura, 'the Jimi Hendrix of Italian chefs'. Voted #1 in the S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2016.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOsteria Francescana is Italy's most celebrated restaurant. At Osteria Francescana, chef Massimo Bottura (as featured on Netflix's \u003ci\u003eChef's Table\u003c\/i\u003e) takes inspiration from contemporary art to create highly innovative dishes that play with Italian culinary traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever Trust a Skinny Italian Chef\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to Bottura's twenty-five year career and the evolution of Osteria Francescana. Divided into four chapters, each one dealing with a different period, the book features 50 recipes and accompanying texts explaining Bottura's inspiration, ingredients and techniques. Illustrated with photography by Stefano Graziani and Carlo Benvenuto, \u003ci\u003eNever Trust a Skinny Italian Chef\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book from Bottura - the leading figure in modern Italian gastronomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/20\/2014 (EAN 9780714867144, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/07\/2014 pg. 67 (EAN 9780714867144, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eWilson Nonfiction Catalog\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780714867144, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bottura, Massimo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Phaidon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2014-10-06\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Cooking|Regional \u0026amp; Cultural|Italian|Cooking|Essays \u0026amp; Narratives|Cooking|Individual Chefs \u0026amp; Restaurants|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Culinary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Restaurants|Italy|Modena|Cookbooks|Cooking, Italian|Bottura, Massimo|Osteria Francescana (Restaurant: Modena, Ital\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.23 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780714867144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780714867144\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154439864598,"sku":"SP-9780714867144","price":81.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780714867144_spiral.png?v=1774944550","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/never-trust-a-skinny-italian-chef","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}