Culinary Catastrophes from the World's Greatest Cooks and Chefs.
Ever watched a celebrity chef at work and secretly willed their food to burn, curdle or disintegrate just to reassure you they are human too?
Even the world's finest chefs and cooks have their off days. In 'Don't Try This At Home', thirty-three chefs and food-writers talk about the times where it all went terribly wrong. There are stories about greedy pets, clumsy waiters and drunken maitre d's; the food that fails to arrive for a party, wedding cakes that tumble off, the terrine that falls into a bowl of chocolate sauce. Then there are the rueful, embarrassed stories of one's errant youth. How the chefs manage to save the day is as entertaining as the disasters that strike them.
Funny, cringe-making, and terribly reassuring 'Don't Try This At Home' is a delicious reminder that even the chefs we most admire aren't always perfect.
