Restaurant Babylon

Imogen Edwards-Jones

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Corgi Books
15 April 2014

True stories; Food & society; Food manufacturing & related industries; Hospitality industry; Hotel & catering trades

The shocking secrets of the world's finest kitchens

What makes a restaurant hot? Whose name do you need to drop to get a table? Why is one place booked solid for the next nine months while somewhere equally delicious is as empty and inhospitable as the Gobi desert?

Welcome to the restaurant business, where the hours are punishing, the conditions are brutal and the Chef's Special has been languishing at the back of the fridge for the past three days. This is an industry plagued with obsessives. Why else do some chefs drive themselves crazy in pursuit of elusive Michelin stars, when in reality all they're doing is 'making someone else's tea'?

Nothing is left to chance- the lighting, the temperature or even the cut of the salmon fillet. There's even a spot of psychology behind the menu. What do they want you to order? What makes them the most money? And why should you really hold back on those side dishes?

In Restaurant Babylon, Imogen Edwards-Jones and her anonymous industry insider lift the lid on all the tricks of the food trade and what really makes this e90 billion a year industry tick. So please do sit down, pour yourself some heavily marked-up wine and make yourself comfortable (although we'll need that table back by 8.30 sharp).

By: Imogen Edwards-Jones
Imprint: Corgi Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 262g
ISBN: 9780552167123
ISBN 10: 0552167126
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 15 April 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Imogen Edwards-Jones is the bestselling author of Hotel Babylon, Air Babylon, Fashion Babylon, Beach Babylon, Pop Babylon, Wedding Babylon and Hospital Babylon as well as novels such as My Canape Hell and Shagpile. She lives in west London with her husband and their two young children.

Reviews for Restaurant Babylon

A glorious behind-the-scenes account of London's debauched hospitality business. * Observer * Shocking and at times jaw-dropping, this is a must-read for any Babylon fans or those who like eating out. **** * Heat * Edwards-Jones gets away with stories far more bizarre than anything you would believe in a novel. Sometimes you laugh out loud at the outrageousness of it all...[her] mission is to amuse and entertain -- Marcus Berkmann * Daily Mail * What's not to like? -- David Sexton * Evening Standard * Very thoroughly researched * Observer Food Monthly, Books of the Year *

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Restaurant Babylon

Imogen Edwards-Jones

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