This book was received as an ARC from PENGUIN GROUP The Penguin Press - Penguin Books in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I first heard of Dominique Crenn when she competed for the Next Iron Chef on Food Network and her multiple guest appearances on Bravo's Top Chef but never really new how she came to be a chef and how she climbed her way to the successful career she has...until now. I appreciate so much Dominque's perseverance and diligence to have the courage to move to San Francisco rather than staying in Paris where the Kitchen is mostly male dominated and sought out the acclaimed chef Jeremiah Tower that trained her just by experience alone without going to culinary school and having the professional training that most chefs at her caliber have. It just goes to show that if you are passionate and love what you do and are willing to put in the work, anything is possible. I also loved how the culinary arts gives you freedom to embrace your background and helps find your signature and voice rather than learning a certain style of cuisine which is why I am a fan of the culinary shows and restaurants that are created from them.

We will consider adding this title to our TX Non-Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.