When Top Chef judge Gail Simmons first graduated from college, she
felt hopelessly lost. All her friends were going to graduate
school, business school, law school . . . but what was she going to
do? Fortunately, a family friend gave her some invaluable
advice-make a list of what you love to do, and let that be your
guide. Gail wrote down four words: Eat. Write. Travel. Cook. Little
did she know, those four words would become the basis for a career
as a professional eater, cook, food critic, magazine editor, and
television star. Today, she's the host of Top Chef: Just Desserts,
permanent judge on Top Chef, and Special Projects Director at Food
& Wine magazine. She travels all over the world, eats
extraordinary food, and meets fascinating people. She's living the
dream that so many of us who love to cook and eat can only imagine.
But how did she get there?Talking with My Mouth Full follows her
unusual and inspiring path to success, step-by-step and
bite-by-bite. It takes the reader from her early years, growing up
in a household where her mother ran a small cooking school, her
father made his own wine, and family vacation destinations included
Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East; through her adventures
at culinary school in New York City and training as an apprentice
in two of New York's most acclaimed kitchens; and on to her time
spent assisting Vogue's legendary food critic Jeffrey Steingarten,
working for renowned chef Daniel Boulud, and ultimately landing her
current jobs at Food & Wine and on Top Chef. The book is a
tribute to the incredible meals and mentors she's had along the
way, examining the somewhat unconventional but always satisfying
journey she has taken in order to create a career that didn't even
exist when she first started working toward it. With memorable
stories about the greatest (and worst) dishes she's eaten,
childhood and behind-the-scenes photos, and recipes from Gail's
family and her own kitchen, Talking with My Mouth Full is a true
treat.
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