{"product_id":"the-raging-skillet-the-true-life-story-of-chef-rossi-9781558619029","title":"The Raging Skillet: The True Life Story of Chef Rossi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\" A] juicy memoir about growing up, becoming a chef, and working as New York's most unconventional wedding caterer.\" --\u003cem\u003eBUST\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen their high-school-aged, punk, runaway daughter is found hosting a Jersey Shore hotel party, Rossi's parents feel they have no other choice: they ship her off to live with a Chasidic rabbi in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Within the confines of this restrictive culture, Rossi's big city dreams take root. Once she makes her way to Manhattan, Rossi's passion for cooking, which first began as a revolt against the microwave, becomes her life mission. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Raging Skillet\u003c\/em\u003e is one woman's story of cooking her way through some of the most unlikely kitchens in New York City--at a \"beach\" in Tribeca, an East Village supper club, and a makeshift grill at Ground Zero in the days immediately following 9\/11. Forever writing her own rules, Rossi ends up becoming the owner of one of the most sought-after catering companies in the city. This heartfelt, gritty, and hilarious memoir shows us how the creativity of the kitchen allows us to give a nod to where we come from, while simultaneously expressing everything that we are. This \"moving, witty memoir\" (Nigella Lawson) includes unpretentious recipes for real people everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A humorous and witty chronicle of a woman's pulling-herself-up-by-her-bootstraps rise through the culinary ranks.\" --\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558619029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2015 pg. 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rossi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38021512462517,"sku":"9781558619029","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5af6fe44-af71-48b9-ae8e-574367d7f46f.jpg?v=1609178821","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-raging-skillet-the-true-life-story-of-chef-rossi-9781558619029","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}