What about prom?

I have almost finished reading “Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany”. I started the book a couple of days ago and find myself having trouble concentrating at work, because I get so sucked into the book and can’t think about anything else. While “Heat” does offer views into the dark underworld of restaurant kitchens, this isn’t a book focused on all of the horrific things that can happen to one’s food. This is a story of one man’s love, passion, and finally obsession with fresh Italian cuisine. Once a magazine editor, the author begins his journey wanting to learn more about good food, and ends up becoming so engrossed in his experience in the kitchen of Babbo that he quits his desk job to become a full time (unpaid) kitchen slave, eventually taking several long trips to Italy to learn the art of pasta making and butchery.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in great food or the restaurant business. Personally, I don’t understand not being obsessed with good food, so I would think most people would enjoy reading “Heat”.