Back of the House: The Secret Life of a Restaurant

By Scott Haas

Book Overview

Food writer and clinical psychologist Scott Haas wanted to know what went on inside the mind of a top chef--and what kind of emotional dynamics drove the fast-paced, intense interactions inside a great restaurant. To capture all the heat and hunger, he spent eighteen months immersed in the kitchen of James Beard Award-winner Tony Maws' restaurant, Craigie on Main, in Boston. He became part of the family, experiencing the drama first-hand. Here, Haas exposes the inner life of a chef, what it takes to make food people crave, and how to achieve greatness in a world that demands more than passion and a sharp set of knives. A lens into what motivates and inspires all chefs--including Thomas Keller, Andrew Carmellini, whose stories are also shared here-- Back of the House will change the way you think about food--and about the complicated people who cook it and serve it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425256103
• ISBN13: 9780425256107
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher