{"product_id":"a-womans-place-is-in-the-kitchen-9780349727776","title":"A Womans Place is in the Kitchen","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''\u003cb\u003eSally really tells it how it is . . . This book will be a go to for those needing that bit of bravery and resilience in a world that needs more people like her\u003c\/b\u003e'' CANDICE BROWN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eWow. Sally''s book is an insightful, honest account of a young cook''s journey to an inspirational chef\u003c\/b\u003e'' ANGELA HARTNETT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eShe doesn''t so much pull back the curtains as yank them away, revealing the plain truth of what it takes to get dinner on to your plate\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of Sally Abé''s rise to become an award-winning chef in the brutal world of restaurant kitchens; how a girl from the midlands who used to cook herself Smash to get by is now one of the most successful fine-dining chefs working today.\u003cbr\u003eIt''s a familiar trope: angry men berating each other in kitchens as pots furiously boil, sauces burn and a giant slab of beef rests in the background. The dominant view of a professional kitchen is one of chaos and pent-up fury - a gladiatorial contest of male ego. Why then do we also hear the misogynistic refrain that women ''belong in the kitchen'' if, in a professional context, they''re all but erased from them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman''s Place is in the Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e is a stirring manifesto - drawing back the curtain on restaurant kitchens to show how she is endeavouring to change them for the better. Filled with stories of Michelin-starred food, the relentlessness of kitchens, as well as the hope for the future of the culinary landscape, Sally''s memoir is set to become a classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017815523671,"sku":"9780349727776","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349727776.jpg?v=1750774765","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-womans-place-is-in-the-kitchen-9780349727776","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}