{"product_id":"uses-for-obsession-a-chefs-memoir-9781922616845","title":"Uses for Obsession: A Chef's Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChef and restaurateur Ben Shewry knows obsession well. Whether it's crispy-edged lasagne, saltwater crocodile ribs or the perfect potato, obsession is what motivates him and what makes him tick.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's also what has propelled his restaurant Attica into the league of the most innovative, acclaimed dining experiences in the world, and arguably the most vital in Australian history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this absorbing and wide-ranging memoir meets manifesto, Shewry applies his sometimes searing, sometimes comic eye to creative freedom in the kitchen, food journalism, sexism in hospitality, the fraud of the farm-to-table sustainability ethos, the cult of the chef and the legendary Family Bolognese. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaised on a farm in a close-knit rural New Zealand family, he shares how a childhood surrounded by nature and a reverence for First People's cultures has influenced his work, the values he lives by, and the meticulous, inventive multi-course menu that is synonymous with Attica. \u003ci\u003eUses for Obsession\u003c\/i\u003e also tells the intimate, desperate story of how his Melbourne restaurant survived 262 days with an empty dining room. How, during a time of epic hospitality transformation, it morphed into a takeaway food business, a merch shop and a summer camp. He was told it couldn't be done and that doubt both tortured and drove him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt its heart, this is a positive story, an antidote to the macho chef culture that thrives on old ideas about leadership and success. Shewry prosecutes the compelling case for a new way forward. A bold blueprint for the restaurant - and workplace - of the future. One built on kindness, community, truth and a commitment to never give up.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Murdoch Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50888376090898,"sku":"9781922616845","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d3a0c07-78d7-4d21-b447-78ac6ae1bf64.jpg?v=1738155145","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/uses-for-obsession-a-chefs-memoir-9781922616845","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}