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The author was asked by the New Yorker to write a profile of Mario Batali who runs one of New York's most successful three-star restaurants. Buford accepted the commission, on the condition Batali allow him to work in his kitchen, as his slave. This memoir presents his kitchen adventures, and the story of Batali's rise to culinary fame.

Autorul a fost rugat de New Yorker sa scrie un profil al lui Mario Batali, care conduce unul dintre cele mai de succes restaurante de trei stele din New York. Buford a acceptat comisionul, cu conditia ca Batali sa-i permita sa lucreze in bucatarie, ca sclav.