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High Bonnet
by Idwal Jones
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Prentice-Hall, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Rubbing to extremities, scuffing to spine head, dealer stamp, neatly affixed, previous owner's inscription inside front flap, rubbing of gilt lettering to spine. A marvelous memoir of food and culture equal to Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential or perhaps George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London. Picture the chef's towering white toque, the high bonnet, the mark of achievement to which every young sauce-stirrer aspires. A fine, urbane novel, following the very young, very provincial Jean as he attempts to master culinary art at the hands of Paris's most distinguished chefs. 184 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Synopsis
The chef's towering white toque, the high bonnet, is the mark of achievement to which every young sauce-stirrer aspires. Idwal Jones's urbane novel follows the young provincial Jean as he attempts to master culinary art at the hands of Paris's most distinguished chefs. Jean will win his high bonnet and the royal bearing that accompanies it - but not until he's had many outrageous adventures, in the kitchen and out. High Bonnet is a sly send-up of the seething politics, subtle artistry, and enslavement to the palate that constitute life behind the kitchen's swinging doors. First published in 1945 and out of print for more than four decades, High Bonnet will delight readers of Anthony Bourdain's bestselling Kitchen Confidential or of Ludwig Bemelmans's Hotel Splendide.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351939
- Title
- High Bonnet
- Author
- Idwal Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Idwal Jones foods cooking French cuisine
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cookbooks;
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