Dirt: Adventures in French Cooking from the bestselling author of Heat

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From the author of the widely acclaimed Heat, an exhilarating account of Bill Buford’s adventures in the world of French cooking.’A romping, chomping, savoury tour de force… Hilarious’ Simon SchamaWhat does it take to master French cooking? This is the question that drives Bill Buford to abandon his perfectly happy life in New York City and (with his wife and three-year-old twin sons in tow) move to Lyon, the so-called gastronomic capital of France.But what was meant to be six months in a new city turns into a wild five-year odyssey. As Buford apprentices at Lyon’s best boulangerie, studies at a legendary culinary school and cooks at a storied Michelin-starred restaurant, he discoveries the true grit, precision and passion of the French kitchen.’Hugely entertaining’ Observer’Rollicking, food-stuffed entertainment… Gourmets and gourmands will savour this’ Spectator

Additional information

Weight 0.3 kg
Dimensions 2.7 × 13.1 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

432

Publisher

Year Published

2021-10-7

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0099464446

About The Author

Bill Buford has been a writer and editor for the New Yorker since 1995. Before that he was the editor of Granta magazine for sixteen years and, in 1989, became the publisher of Granta Books. He is also the author of Heat and Among the Thugs. He was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, grew up in California, and was educated at UC Berkeley and Kings College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a Marshall Scholarship for his work on Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets. He lives in New York City with his wife, Jessica Green, and their two sons.

For a rip-roaring account of French food culture and the dos and don'ts of working in a kitchen, look no further.

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Hugely enjoyable… Buford's patience and composure are remarkable, his reportage illuminating.

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