Heat 英文原版

Heatisthestoryofanamateurcooksurviving-or,perhapsmoreaccurately,tryingtosurvive-inaprofessionalkitchen.Untilrecently,BillBufordwasanenthusiastic,ifratherchaotic,homecook.Hismealswerecharacterizedbytwoincompatiblequalities:theirambitionandhisinexperienceatpreparingthem.Nevertheless,hislifelongregretwasthathe'dneverworkedinaprofessionalkitchen.Then,threeyearsago,anopportunitypresenteditself.BufordwasaskedbytheNewYorkertowriteaprofileofMarioBatali,aFalstaffianfigureofvoraciousappetiteswhoranoneofNewYork'smostsuccessfulthree-starrestaurants.Batalihadlearnedhiscraftbyyearsoftraining-first,workinginLondonwiththeyoungMarcoPierreWhite;theninCaliforniaduringtheFoodRevolution;andfinallyinItaly,beingtaughthowtomakepastabyhandinahillsidetrattoria.Bufordacceptedthecommission,ifBataliwouldlethimworkinhiskitchen,ashisslave.Heworkedhiswayuptobeinga'linecook'andthenleftNewYorktoapprenticehimselfundertheveryteacherswhohadtaughthisteacher:preparinggamewithMarcoPierreWhite,makingpastainahillsidetrattoria,andfinally,inatowninNorthernItaly,becominganItalianbutcher.Heatisamarvelloushybrid:amemoirofBuford'skitchenadventure,thestoryofBatali'samazingrisetoculinaryfame,adazzlingbehind-the-sceneslookatafamousrestaurant,andanilluminatingexplorationofwhyfoodmatters.Itisabooktodelightin,andtosavour.