Food Media Celebrity Chefs and the Politics of Everyday Interference

The chef has became a famous face, often emblazoned on television in different guises, often a prolific author of cookbooks and increasingly a "celebrity" in his own right... This book takes a look at the development (for better or for worse) of the chef as a public celebrity... The author has carefully and cleverly mixed up many opinions, explanations and a lot of engaging information into a fairly broad, interesting read with the skill and dexterity of a master chef. Whilst this is an academically-biased book with a lot of footnotes, bibliographical references and a detailed index, it still manages to be relatively accessible to the general reader who wants a good, thought provoking read as well. Yum.fi