Heat. An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-maker and Apprentice to a Butcher in Tuscany, Paperback/Bill Buford

The author was asked by the New Yorker to write a profile of Mario Batali who runs one of New York's most successful three-star restaurants. Buford accepted the commission, on the condition Batali allow him to work in his kitchen, as his slave. This memoir presents his kitchen adventures, and the story of Batali's rise to culinary fame. Publisher: Vintage Publishing Author(s): Bill Buford Number of pages: 336 Publication date: 2007 Dimensions: 179 x 142 x 22 Cover type: Paperback / softback