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Rebel Chef: In Search of What Matters by Dominique Crenn, Emma Brockes
informative
reflective
fast-paced
I had heard of Dominique Crenn from the Netflix show Chef’s Table. The first female chef in the United States with three Michelin stars !
An easy to read memoir, less than 250 pages, took me two days. I learnt of her adoption from an orphanage, making the bold decision to move to San Francisco from France with no formal cooking school degrees, getting her first job at the Stars restaurant just by asking the chef Jeremiah Tower and her culinary journey with the outstanding accomplishment of her three Michelin stars at her restaurant Atelier Crenn named after her dad.
After the book was over I watched the episode again. I was reminded of why I wanted to read her book. A fierce lady with guts to leave France and come to San Francisco in her early 20s with an ambition to become a chef.
I don’t say this often but I really think you need to do both, watch the show and read the book to know her, somewhat. The show has her exquisitely beautiful food which you can’t see in the book but the book on the other hand gets us a glimpse of other things like the people she met both professionally and personally, a log of her job to job move, but more importantly finding love amidst Cancer.
Now why did I say somewhat ? Because, even though I’ve watched the show (twice) and read the book, I still don’t know her completely. Like there’s more to know, I like that mystery. And if I ever go back to visit San Francisco I’d love to eat in her restaurant !!
An easy to read memoir, less than 250 pages, took me two days. I learnt of her adoption from an orphanage, making the bold decision to move to San Francisco from France with no formal cooking school degrees, getting her first job at the Stars restaurant just by asking the chef Jeremiah Tower and her culinary journey with the outstanding accomplishment of her three Michelin stars at her restaurant Atelier Crenn named after her dad.
After the book was over I watched the episode again. I was reminded of why I wanted to read her book. A fierce lady with guts to leave France and come to San Francisco in her early 20s with an ambition to become a chef.
I don’t say this often but I really think you need to do both, watch the show and read the book to know her, somewhat. The show has her exquisitely beautiful food which you can’t see in the book but the book on the other hand gets us a glimpse of other things like the people she met both professionally and personally, a log of her job to job move, but more importantly finding love amidst Cancer.
Now why did I say somewhat ? Because, even though I’ve watched the show (twice) and read the book, I still don’t know her completely. Like there’s more to know, I like that mystery. And if I ever go back to visit San Francisco I’d love to eat in her restaurant !!