Chefwise Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World

Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World by Shari Bayer collects wisdom, philosophy, and hard-won knowledge from some of the world’s most celebrated and respected cooks — chefs whose kitchens have defined what it means to cook seriously at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Rather than recipes, Bayer presents the values, habits, and beliefs that guide exceptional culinary professionals: on sourcing and seasons, on precision and improvisation, on teams and leadership, on creativity and discipline. The book is illustrated throughout with portrait photography and images from the chefs’ restaurants and kitchens. Published by Phaidon, this is essential reading for professional cooks and culinary students, and deeply inspiring for anyone who cooks with seriousness and wants to understand what separates good from extraordinary.