BLOOD - SWEAT - TEARS - Softcover

Dawes, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 176437200X ISBN 13: 9781764372008

Verlag: Alan Dawes Private Chef, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

Blood, Sweat & Tears isn't a cookbook - it's a survival guide for chefs who actually give a shit. Written by award-winning private chef Alan Dawes, this brutally honest, no-bullshit collection of stories, lessons, and confessions pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to make it in the world of fine dining. Alan didn't climb the ranks overnight. He started at the bottom - blistered hands on cold larder, sleeping between doubles, learning the hard way that passion alone doesn't make you a great chef. It's hours, heat, heartbreak, and the kind of pressure that breaks most people. This book is the truth about surviving it - and still loving it. Across twenty raw and beautifully written chapters (and a few "Extra Courses" of hard-earned advice), Blood, Sweat & Tears dives deep into what every young chef needs to know: How to survive your first kitchen without burning out or breaking down. What separates good chefs from great ones - and arseholes from leaders. How to handle pressure, perfection, and the mental cost of chasing excellence. Why the pass is sacred, and why respect will always outlast ego. And what it really means to give your blood, sweat, and tears to a craft most people will never understand. It's not sugar-coated. It's not gentle. But it's real - and that's what every young chef, apprentice, or culinary student needs right now. For those just starting out, this book will keep you grounded, fired up, and focused on what matters. For those who've been in the game a while, it's a reminder of why you started - and why you stayed. And for anyone who's ever wondered what life behind the pass really feels like, Blood, Sweat & Tears will take you there. This is the kitchen - unfiltered. The long hours. The obsession. The beauty hidden in the chaos. And the fire that still keeps every real chef coming back for more. Because at the end of it all, it's not just a job. It's a life. It's blood, sweat, and fucking tears. b

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Alan Dawes Private Chef
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 176437200X
• ISBN 13: 9781764372008
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
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