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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. BTRIPP's review of Gail Simmons' "Talking with My Mouth Full: My Life as a Professional Eater" (1898 words) A promising young woman graduates from college and contemplates what she should do with her life. With the support of friends and family, she is encouraged to follow a dream summarized in just four words: “Eat. Write. Travel. Cook.” Pursuing that ambition leads her to enroll in a leading cooking school, work in the kitchen and special events administration for two of the top restaurants in the world, serve as an assistant for a legendary food critic, join the staff of one of the top food-oriented periodicals, and become a judge and host on the best of the myriad food competition television shows that currently proliferate the airwaves. And she does all of this before the age of 40! If that journey sounds irresistibly interesting and one that rises to the “must read” level, you are likely to be as disappointed as I was with Talking With My Mouth Full. Although Gail Simmons—the star of this particular story—has assembled a unique and undeniably impressive resume, her memoir is surprisingly dull and uninspiring. The problem is not in the writing style, but in the pacing and depth of the book’s content. Said a little more plainly, Simmons spends far too much time on uninteresting vignettes about her childhood and personal relationships and not nearly enough time focused on her life as a “professional eater”, which is the way she describes herself. In particular, Simmons has relatively little to say—just one full chapter and part of another—about her experience as a judge on Top Chef, which I suspect is the only reason most potential readers know her name and would want to pick up the book in the first place. By contrast, she spends just as much time discussing her girlhood experiences, her travels with a variety of boyfriends, and her elaborate wedding plans; I found these lengthy passages to be especially turgid and distracting. So, while Simmons is a likeable person who would seem to have plenty to offer, her inability or unwillingness to dig deeply into the details of the professional experiences by which most of us know her made this a frustrating and unrewarding reading experience. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
When Gail Simmons first graduated from college, she felt hopelessly lost. What was she going to do? 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. This book follows her unusual and inspiring path to success, 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.--From publisher description. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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