Something to food about: Exploring Creativity with Innovative Chefs
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (781 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553459422 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
What unites all of his work is a profound interest in creativity. The conversations begin with food but they end wherever food takes them. Food is history. Questlove is a drummer, producer, musical director, culinary entrepreneur, and New York Times best-selling author. And food is food for thought. Featuring conversations with: Nathan Myhrvold, Modernist Cuisine Lab, Seattle; Daniel Humm, Eleven Madison Park, and NoMad, NYC; Michael Solomonov, Zahav, Philadelphia; Ludo Lefebvre, Trois Mec, L.A.; Dave Beran, Next, Chicago; Donald Link, Cochon, New Orleans; Dominque Crenn, Atelier Crenn, San Francisco; Daniel Patterson, Coi and Loco'l, San Francisco; Jesse Griffiths, Dai Due, Austin; and Ryan Roadhouse, Nodoguro, Portland. In conversations with ten innovative chefs in America, he explores what makes their creativity tick, how they see the world through their cooking and how their cooking teaches them to see the world. Food is fuel. Food is culture. In somethingtofoodabout, Questlove applies his boundless curiosity to the world of food
QUESTLOVE, co-founder of hip-hop superstars The Roots and bandleader for Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show, is one of our great cultural commentators--a wide-ranging mind whose interests span from music to politics to race to design and now, food. Somethingtofoodabout is a book about art, craft, creativity, and deliciousness: essays and conversations with ten inspiring chefs on what
For Questlove, it’s not about the food business, but rather the ideas, the concepts, and the imaginations behind the chefs who feed him. Questlove himself plays an equal part in getting the answers, providing examples and references to his own life as a musician and creator as he talks with food luminaries about the thorny questions surrounding creativity.”--Eater “Somethingtofoodabout is really a passion project. There are no recipes and no how-tos. “It’s a fresh ride.”--New York Times “With
Love, Love, Love -- For Students of Creativity Only K.L. Brady This book reminds me of the slogan in The Washington Post ads -- If you don't get it, you don't get it. If you're looking for a cookbook -- move on, minion. This isn't for you. It may have recipes but they're for creativity and passion rather than food. As a student of creativity and someone who repeat-reads biographies and repeat-watches documentaries for what some may consider an unhealthy number of times (to dissect the creative p. "Love the book - not impressed with the packaging" according to Katie. Love the book - not impressed with the packaging. Book was a bit damaged from transit when i received it which sucks since this is a great coffee table book.The book itself is wonderful - awesome conversation piece!. Who doesn't LOVE Questlove? Who doesn't LOVE Questlove?!?!?! This book is so awesome. I want to go hang out at all the places and have dinner with him, PLEASE QUESTLOVE!!! Please. Get this book for foodies or for anyone who may go somewhere/travel fiends!!!