200 Kitchens

A lot can happen in 200 kitchens.A giant razor-clawed lizard attack. An ecstasy overdose on a busy service. A stripper in the cold-room. A twenty-eight-hour day and a hundred-and eight-hour week. Dish-pigs on acid and billionaire special forces bodyguards. Burnt genitalia and the spine-nipple. Not to mention a whole lot of love, hate, madness and magic.From tropical beaches to corporate skyscrapers and into the homes of the super-rich. At the big food shows, rural vineyards and week-long music festivals. From inner-city restaurants to remote resorts - it's all in a day's work for a gypsy knife-for-hire.Beyond the food, sex, drugs and laughter, 200 Kitchens is also about the psychology and politics of an industry where permanent physical damage and going insane are not only possible - but very likely.See what it takes to give serious pleasure while in serious pain. Take a trip through three decades of the bizarre and beautiful and step into biggest variety of kitchens imaginable. From a Pacific Island childhood to working with the superstar TV chefs, this true-life story is a celebration of the world's oldest pleasure.200 Kitchens is a thought-provoking and very funny odyssey through the magic of cooking . . . and where it can take you.Short DescriptionA three decade veteran of commercial cooking spins a very funny true-life tale. From tropical resorts to corporate skyscrapers, from celebrity chef showcases to music festivals - it's a wild ride. Stuffed with food, sex and drugs and a whole lot of love - 200 Kitchens is romp through the world of cooking . . . and where it can take you.Review Quotes-Table of Contents1. Up there with Love and Death2. Earth Ovens and Escargot3. The Restaurant at the End of the World4. Magic and Industry5. The Old School6. Bottom End Grunt7. A Million Miles from Anywhere8. From the Agency9. Swiss Hotel10. East End Private11.Perks and Misdemeanors12. Urban Vegan13. On-site14. Alien Worm Massacre15. Party all Week Long16. If You can't Stand the Heat17. The Damage18. Here's Something I Prepared Earlier19. Cooking Tea