Salt, Sweat & Steam; The Fiery Education of an Accidental Chef (1990)

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High pressure. Hot kitchens. A memoir of ambition, belonging, and coming-of-age in America's premiere culinary school. "Her fast-moving coming-of-age memoir will appeal to anyone who's been curious about culinary school."— Eater "What truly makes Salt, Sweat & Steam exceptional is that it is told from the point of view of a young, female, Trinidadian student. It is a fascinating narrative that is a welcome addition to the list of coming-of-age tales."—Jessica B. Harris, Ph.D. Professor emeritus Queens College/CUNY, Lecturer, culinary historian, and author of High on the Hog Rich with detail, Salt, Sweat & Steam takes readers inside America's top culinary school and shows what's really required to become a chef: from brutal unpaid internships and gruelling practical exams to late-night vending machine dorm-room dinners while trudging through the rarefied world of fine wine. As editor of the