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A Taste of My Life

Raymond Blanc author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd

Published:22nd Oct '09

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The culinary autobiography by one of Britain's most highly acclaimed chefs

Raymond Blanc knows more about food than pretty much anyone else. Woven around stories from his years at the sharp end of the food business are his thoughts about where food is going and a passionate appeal for sustainable cuisine.

Raymond Blanc knows more about food than pretty much anyone else. His cooking has been described as 'an extraordinary process of creativity, passion, subtlety, indeed genius'. His life and career to date have been utterly dedicated to the search for culinary perfection.

Raymond is entirely self-taught and over the years has been developing and refining his philosophy of food and eating. Such is his reputation that his restaurant, Le Manoir, was awarded two Michelin stars even before it opened in 1984, and it remains one of our premier destination restaurants. He has taught many of Britain's most successful chefs, including Marco Pierre White and Heston Blumenthal.

Now, for the first time Raymond is going to share the fruits of all that hard work and experimentation, and reveal the secrets of his gastronomy. Woven around stories from his years at the sharp end of the food business are his thoughts about where food is going and a passionate appeal for sustainable cuisine. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in food and cooking, this is the definitive book by a culinary genius.

Only a few great chefs are produced every century. Raymond Blanc is one of those great chefs * Marco Pierre White *
A rattling good story * BBC Good Food Magazine *
A delicious offering from Britain's nicest chef -- Alex Renton * The Times *
Very well-seasoned... Absolutely mouth-watering -- Libby Purves, Radio 4
Raymond Blanc is a compulsive lover of what is really best * Antonio Carluccio *

ISBN: 9780552157315

Dimensions: 197mm x 127mm x 29mm

Weight: 325g

480 pages