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This was such an interesting story! I've always been intrigued by chef life so I was really excited for this one. I do wish Buford wrote it more like a narrative and less like a news report because I think I would have sailed through this book a lot faster. Either way, great read. 👍

I've been dying to read this book ever since David Chang talked about it. Chefs and kitchens have always fascinated me, so I'm really excited to dive into this one on my long weekend. Thanks again to the generous @MicheleinPhilly 🤗💕

Aw, @MicheleinPhilly ! You did not have to do this. I was hoping you'd send something with a return address so I could send a thank you. 💕 You're truly the sweetest. Thanks so much. 🤗

Okay, last update about Heat! I figured out what happened to it. We're pretty sure that whatever box was on top of mine had detergent inside that exploded because the pages are crusty, tinted orange, and smell like a fresh load of laundry. I'm also really allergic to scents, and flipping through this made my hand break out into hives. 😅

Thanks for all your tips, but it's officially unfixable. Do I throw it out? Recycle? That feels wrong!

I thought Lucas was trying to be cute when he put Heat in front of the fire this morning, but it turns out he's trying to save it for me. 😭 It came soaking wet in my Book Outlet box, but they have no more copies and he knows how excited I was to read this one so he's trying to make it readable.

Any tips? The pages are like glued together and just won't dry out.

I wanted one book, and then I saw that books were 25% off, and then I saw you needed to spend $35 for free shipping, and then I remembered that I had a $5 off $40 coupon...and here we are.

Hi, I'm Rachel and I have a book hoarding problem.

Mario Batali‘s loud, lewd behavior is on full display and I frequently threw it aside in disgust. There is also a general air of “dickheadedness” that we know is endemic in the high-end food world. But, THE FOOD. The lavish, loving descriptions of the food took me back to my childhood. Standing on a chair in the kitchen watching my Italian grandmother make dinners that I still miss almost 20 years after she passed away.

4⭐️.

Trying not to let my personal opinion of the man that looms so large in this book, color my opinion of the book itself. We shall see.

#backtoreading #booksandbooze

Went to book club tonight and came home with this foodie fiction haul, score! Now ending the evening with an ice cold beer, there's nothing better on a hot summers night. Cheers!

#YellowCovers for #Riotgrams

"An amateur's adventures as kitchen slave, line cook, pasta-maker, and apprentice, to a Dante quoting butcher in Tuscany." I loved this book! It has lots of #ScenesFromAnItalianRestaurant #RockinMay

When the Pages are given free reign to fill the displays at the library, #spinepoetry happens.

When a New Yorker writer interns at one of Mario Batali's restaurants, you get Heat. #booksthatmademehungry #somethingforsept

I love food memoirs and cookbooks. This is the shelf next to my kitchen, and it's got a little of both on it!!