Talking with my mouth full

Talking with my mouth full: my life as a professional eater

by Simmons, Gail

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When Gail Simmons first graduated from college, she felt hopelessly lost. What was she going to do? A family friend gave her some invaluable advice--make a list of what you love to do, and let that be your guide. Gail wrote down four words: Eat. Write. Travel. Cook. Little did she know, those four words would become the basis for a career as a professional eater, cook, food critic, magazine editor, and television star. Today, she's the host of Top Chef: Just Desserts, permanent judge on Top Che…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Talking with my mouth full : my life as a professional eater / Gail Simmons.

Summary

When Gail Simmons first graduated from college, she felt hopelessly lost. What was she going to do? A family friend gave her some invaluable advice--make a list of what you love to do, and let that be your guide. Gail wrote down four words: Eat. Write. Travel. Cook. Little did she know, those four words would become the basis for a career as a professional eater, cook, food critic, magazine editor, and television star. Today, she's the host of Top Chef: Just Desserts, permanent judge on Top Chef, and Special Projects Director at Food & Wine magazine. She travels all over the world, eats extraordinary food, and meets fascinating people. She's living the dream. This book follows her unusual and inspiring path to success, examining the somewhat unconventional but always satisfying journey she has taken in order to create a career that didn't even exist when she first started working toward it.--From publisher description.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2012.
  • Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Hyperion
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2012.

The Physical Object

  • Description:ix, 270 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781401324506, 1401324509, 9781401310981, 1401310982
  • oclc:ocn730414054
  • LC Classification:TX649.S49
  • Dewey Decimal:641.5092

Table of Contents

Eat, write, travel, cook -- My mother's kitchen counter -- Air-dried meat in the glove compartment -- Montreal bagels -- Heartache and hard-boiled eggs -- Finding my footing and the best back bacon -- Coffee, baguettes, and borscht -- Working the line -- Alone with rotting meat, the Vogue years -- Champagne on arrival -- A walk through the Food & wine classic tasting tents -- At the judges' table -- Confessions of a food judge -- Wedding pickles -- Sugared up on just desserts -- Petits fours.

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Subjects

Autobiographies Autobiography Biographies BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General Cooks COOKS--BIOGRAPHY Cuisiniers -- Biographies Nonfiction Simmons, Gail

Writers

Simmons, Gail

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