Hotbox: Inside Catering, the Food World's Riskiest Business

Lee, Matt; Lee, Ted

ISBN 10: 1250241391 / ISBN 13: 9781250241399

Published by Holt Paperbacks (edition Reprint), 2020

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Synopsis:

Now in paperback: the beloved Lee Brothers take on the wild, competitive world of high-end catering, exposing secrets of the food business that no home cook or restaurant chef has experienced.

Hotbox exposes the real-life drama that takes place behind cavernous event spaces and soaring white tents, where cooking conditions have more in common with a mobile army hospital than a restaurant and clients tend to be highly emotional and demanding. It's a realm where eccentric characters, working in extreme conditions, must produce magical events, instantly adapting when, for instance, the host's toast runs a half hour too long, a hailstorm erupts, or a rolling rack of hundreds of dessert parfaits goes wheels-up.

The Lee brothers, known for their humane portrayals of uncelebrated food workers for the catering business for four years, learning the culture from the inside out. Now, Matt and Ted take you along for the ride as they dash through black-tie fund-raisers, spot celebrities at a Hamptons cookout, or follow a silverware crew at 3:00 a.m. in a warehouse in New Jersey. Along the way, you'll get to know every facet of this essential industry.

About the Author: Matt and Ted Lee are the authors of several bestselling cookbooks: Charleston Kitchen, Southern Cookbook, and Simple Fresh Southern. They have written for The New York Times, Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, The New York Times Magazine, Gourmet, Saveur, and other publications, and have appeared on many TV shows, including Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations and The Today Show. They have won six James Beard and IACP Awards.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Hotbox: Inside Catering, the Food World's ...
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks (edition Reprint)
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: Reprint.