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The Kitchen and the Cook

Nicolas Freeling, best known for producing some of the finest of modern crime fiction, began his working life as an apprentice cook in a large French hotel, and continued cooking professionally for many years. Here is his memoir drawn from these experiences, a blend of the culinary and the literary, and includes recipes.

Subject
cookingbiography
Themes
food
Setting
europe
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 346 pages

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