Dont Try This At Home: Culinary Catastrophes from the Worlds Greatest Chefs
by By Friedman, Andrew (EDT) and Witherspoon, Kimberly (EDT)
Category: Cooking , General

DON'T TRY THIS AT HOMECulinary Catastrophes from the World's Greatest ChefsA hilarious and heartening collection of kitchen disasters.In this raucous new collection, over forty of the world's greatest chefs relate outrageous true tales from their kitchens. From hiring a blind line cook to flooding the room with meringue to being terrorized by a French owl, these behind-the-scenes accounts are as wildly entertaining as they are revealing. A delicious reminder that even the chefs we most admire aren't always perfect, Don't Try This at Home is a must-have for anyone who loves food or is fascinated by those who masterfully prepare it.Ferrán Adrià on when lobsters go badJosé Andrés on asking for help Dan Barber on talking to your fishMario Batali on the perfect risottoMichelle Bernstein on the many uses of chocolateHeston Blumenthal on the angriest maître d' in England Daniel Boulud on one thousand bowls of soup Anthony Bourdain on beating up the customersJimmy Bradley on drinking gamesScott Bryan on too many salamanders David Burke on hiding the laundry Samuel Clark on cooking for royalty Tom Colicchio on sneaking through customsScott Conant on the persistence of eelsTamasin Day-Lewis on how not to store a pheasantTom Douglas on the strange destiny of snowstormsWylie Dufresne on birds of preyJonathan Eismann on the healing powers of electricity Claudia Fleming on runaway meringue Gabrielle Hamilton on second sightFergus Henderson on the far from ordinaryPaul Kahan on caller IDHubert Keller on tempting fateGiorgio Locatelli on the art of the French ambushMichael Lomonaco on feeding Pavarotti Pino Luongo on summer school in the HamptonsMary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger on getting away with it Sara Moulton on how to destroy a food processor Tamara Murphy on the misuses of foie gras Cindy Pawlcyn on eating at homeNeil Perry on unexpected showersMichel Richard on how to rescue a wayward cake Eric Ripert on getting to the kitchenAlain Sailhac on salty coffee and solitary confinementMarcus Samuelsson on the languages of gelatin Bill Telepan on the Fish Guys versus the Meat GuysLaurent Tourondel on rib-eye rush hour Tom Valenti on the grounds for revengeNorman Van Aken on Key West hi-jinksGeoffrey Zakarian on a license to eat dangerously