{"product_id":"the-pot-thief-who-studied-escoffier","title":"The Pot Thief Who Studied Escoffier","description":"\u003cp\u003eOld Town Albuquerque potter and merchant  Hubie Schuze agrees to create unique chargers for the table settings in a soon-to-open restaurant. The fee is too enticing to pass up  although the restaurateur is not negotiable on the potting site...the plates must be made at the restaurant in Santa Fe. Grumbling about forfeiting the comforts of his tailor-made shop and home  Hubie arranges for his absence  packs his equipment into his Bronco and heads to Santa Fe... Once onsite  Hubie is immersed in the politics  procedures and polemics of the restaurant business. In an effort to negotiate the egos and agendas  Hubie invites the grillardin for cocktails. The inebriated grill cook insists on snoozing in Hubie?s truck  but the next morning  Hubie finds the garde manger there instead?not breathing and as cold as his menu items. Before Hubie can recover from the shock  things spiral out of control at Schnitzel  forcing the eatery to close its doors after the first night. Unwilling to cede defeat  Hubie rallies the troupe and they reopen with a Mexican-Austrian fusion menu. The reviews are rave and the money rolls in  but soon Hubie is faced with that old prophecy ?no good deed goes unpunished.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44954739343413,"sku":"ByrdShop_1610090098","price":225.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781610090094.jpg?v=1770282374","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-pot-thief-who-studied-escoffier","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}