{"product_id":"restaurant-babylon-9780552167123","title":"Restaurant Babylon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a restaurant hot? Whose name do you need to drop to get a table? Why is one place booked solid for the next nine months while somewhere equally delicious is as empty and inhospitable as the Gobi desert?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to the restaurant business, where the hours are punishing, the conditions are brutal and the Chef''s Special has been languishing at the back of the fridge for the past three days.\u003cbr\u003eThis is an industry plagued with obsessives. Why else do some chefs drive themselves crazy in pursuit of elusive Michelin stars, when in reality all they''re doing is ''making someone else''s tea''?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing is left to chance: the lighting, the temperature or even the cut of the salmon fillet. There''s even a spot of psychology behind the menu. What do they want you to order? What makes them the most money? And why should you really hold back on those side dishes? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRestaurant Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e, Imogen Edwards-Jones and her anonymous industry insider lift the lid on\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA glorious behind-the-scenes account of London's debauched hospitality business. * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eShocking and at times jaw-dropping, this is a must-read for any \u003ci\u003eBabylon\u003c\/i\u003e fans or those who like eating out. **** * Heat *\u003cbr\u003eEdwards-Jones gets away with stories far more bizarre than anything you would believe in a novel. Sometimes you laugh out loud at the outrageousness of it all...[her] mission is to amuse and entertain -- Marcus Berkmann * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eWhat's not to like? -- David Sexton * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVery\u003c\/i\u003e thoroughly researched * Observer Food Monthly, Books of the Year *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018287055191,"sku":"9780552167123","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552167123.jpg?v=1750776307","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/restaurant-babylon-9780552167123","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}