{"product_id":"the-fourth-star-dispatches-from-inside-daniel-bouluds-celebrated-new-york-restaurant","title":"The Fourth Star: Dispatches from Inside Daniel Boulud's Celebrated New York Restaurant","description":"\u003cp\u003eWithin every fine restaurant there exist two worlds: the elegant  hushed environment of the dining room and the chaotic  explosive  high- tension scene behind the swinging kitchen doors. The ability to create dishes that are utterly sublime and turn them out at breakneck pace while simultaneously juggling kitchen crises  coddling demanding patrons  and managing overworked staff is what defines a four-star chef.  In The Fourth Star  award-winning author Leslie Brenner goes inside those swinging doors to explore the realities behind Daniel  capturing the dramas that arise in the insular  high-pressure milieu of a world-class kitchen. New Yorks food establishment had been stunned when Daniel Bouluds newly opened flagship restaurant was awarded only three stars from the New York Times. From that moment on  it became Bouluds unspoken mission to regain the four-star rating that hed previously garnered during his tenure at Le Cirque and then at his own first restaurant. That he was striving to do all this on an unprecedented scale  turning out nearly four hundred meals in a few short hours of servicemeals that had to be absolutely perfect every timemade this goal all the more ambitious.  Brenner paints a portrait of a remarkable French chef at a pivotal moment of his career  as Boulud relentlessly drives his staff to the peak of excellence.  The Fourth Star provides full access to every aspect of Daniel  investigating everything from the matre ds table assignment policies to the internecine politics of advancing up the culinary ladder.  Filled with delectable  undercover details and moving personal drama  Brenners chronicle is an addictive read about the inner workings of a super-lative restaurant. The Fourth Star is destined to satisfy restaurant lovers  professional cooks  and armchair chefs alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44965998395445,"sku":"ByrdShop_1400048036","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781400048038.jpg?v=1770852750","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-fourth-star-dispatches-from-inside-daniel-bouluds-celebrated-new-york-restaurant","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}