Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking it All with Rene Redzepi, the Greatest Chef in the World - Softcover

Gordinier, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785786156 ISBN 13: 9781785786150

Publisher: Icon Books, 2020

Synopsis

Shortlisted for the 2020 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards (ESTWA's) Travel Food & Drink Book of the Year.

'This smorgasbord of a tale will have travellers tasting every meal with renewed appreciation.' - National Geographic

Feeling stuck in his life, New York Times food writer Jeff Gordinier met René Redzepi, the Danish chef whose restaurant, Noma, has been repeatedly voted the best in the world.

A restless perfectionist, Redzepi was at the top of his game but looking to shutter his restaurant and set out for new places, flavours and recipes.

This is the story of their four-year culinary adventure. In the Yucatán jungle, Redzepi and Gordinier seek the perfect taco and the secrets of molé. On idyllic Sydney beaches, they forage for sea rocket and wild celery. On a boat in the Arctic Circle, a lone fisherman guides them to - perhaps - the world's finest sea urchins. Back in Copenhagen, Redzepi plans the resurrection of his restaurant on the unlikely site of a garbage-filled empty lot.

Hungry is a memoir, a travelogue, a portrait of a chef, and a chronicle of the moment when daredevil cooking became the most exciting and groundbreaking form of artistry.

About this title

About the Author

Jeff Gordinier is the food and drinks editor of Esquire and a frequent contributor to the New York Times. A product of Southern California and a graduate of Princeton University, he wrote 2008's X Saves the World and co-edited Here She Comes Now (Icon, 2016). He lives north of New York City.

Edition details

• Publisher: Icon Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785786156
• ISBN 13: 9781785786150
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288