{"product_id":"heat-an-amateurs-adventures-as-kitchen-slave-line-cook-pasta-maker-and-apprentice-to-a-dante-quoting-butcher-in-tuscany-9781400034475","title":"Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book that helped define a genre: \u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e is a beloved culinary classic, an adventure in the kitchen and into Italian cuisine, by Bill Buford, author of \u003ci\u003eDirt\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBill Buford was a highly acclaimed writer and editor at the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e when he decided to leave for a most unlikely destination: the kitchen at Babbo, one of New York City's most popular and revolutionary Italian restaurants.\u003cp\u003eFinally realizing a long-held desire to learn first-hand the experience of restaurant cooking, Buford soon finds himself drowning in improperly cubed carrots and scalding pasta water on his quest to learn the tricks of the trade. His love of Italian food then propels him further afield: to Italy, to discover the secrets of pasta-making and, finally, how to properly slaughter a pig. Throughout, Buford stunningly details the complex aspects of Italian cooking and its long history, creating an engrossing and visceral narrative stuffed with insight and humor. The result is a hilarious, self-deprecating, and fantasically entertaining journey into the heart of the Italian kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400034475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.48w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/08\/2007 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2007 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/29\/2009 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bill Buford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43672988876981,"sku":"9781400034475","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_27a5f69d-e527-434f-b6e0-445be1cd1a0a.jpg?v=1709052553","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/heat-an-amateurs-adventures-as-kitchen-slave-line-cook-pasta-maker-and-apprentice-to-a-dante-quoting-butcher-in-tuscany-9781400034475","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}