Chef Fritz and His City
by Samuel Young
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It was the first visit to Philadelphia's Deux Cheminees restaurant for Samuel Young and his wife, Risa, and after the meal, Chef Fritz Blank came grumbling by to join them for a few minutes. Despite his rant, though, his eyes were merry, and he left the table with a joke about the tears of the city's chefs.
After that engaging introduction, it was hard not to say oui when the mail brought an announcement that a class with Blank would be introducing students to the preparation of three simple French meals, followed by a sumptuous lunch at Deux Cheminees.
That was the start of a personal and culinary odyssey over the years that took Young through kitchens and cooking schools, dining rooms and classrooms, and–most important–into a rich and abiding friendship with the great chef himself. Now Young's new book takes us all along the path that brought such a full menu of varied experiences, fascinating people, and immersion into the entertaining, warmly human story of the highly creative and talented Fritz Blank.
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Chef Fritz has all the ingredients of a foodie classic: a finely drawn portrait of an innovative, somewhat-quirky chef; a knowledgeable overview of the gastronomic environment; and scenes of food and its preparation so real they induce hunger pangs. Five stars!
-- John Berendt, Author
Sam Young has written an affectionately accurate portrait of Chef Fritz Blank. The massive cookbook collection, Fritz's love of all things Philadelphian, and, of course, the now-much-missed Deux Cheminees are all recounted with humor and grace.
--Nick Malgieri, Author of BREAD and How to Bake!
This book is a story of Sam Young's education in the science and art of cooking. It is a wonderful combination of biography, local history, gastronomy, and personal awakening. I loved it.
--Gary Beauchamp, Director, Monell Chemical Senses Center
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- Publisher/Imprint Mango Moon Media / Terra Nova Books
- Publication Date December 2013
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781938288371 / 1938288378
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Pages240
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleEnglish
- Copyright Year2013
- Page size5.5 x 8.5 in (5.5 x 8.5 ) inches
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