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The literature of professional cooking is mostly memoir, and it is unusually honest — chefs write about their trade the way soldiers write about theirs, with a mixture of pride and warning. This path is for someone deciding whether to enter the industry, or for a reader who wants to understand what happens on the other side of the pass.

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The literature of professional cooking is mostly memoir, and it is unusually honest — chefs write about their trade the way soldiers write about theirs, with a mixture of pride and warning. This path is for someone deciding whether to enter the industry, or for a reader who wants to understand what happens on the other side of the pass.
What's a good book to start professional kitchens and chef life with?
A strong starting point is Service Included by Phoebe Damrosch. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.

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