Adventures with Knives Surviving 1000 Hours of Culinary School eBook Bob Foulkes Carol Watterson Michelle Williams
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Staring down a milestone age, Bob Foulkes was not content to experience life from the comfort of his easy chair. From competitive running, cycling, and swimming to travelling the world and extensive volunteering, Bob had experienced his fair share of adventures. Then he turned 60. Semi-retired, restless, and yes, bored, Bob was ready for his next adventure.
Inspired by Julia Child’s passion for food and a certain French animated French ‘Rat’, Bob takes his leap and enrolls in the six-month culinary program at Vancouver’s renowned Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. And so begins his next adventure — 1,000 hours of intensive training in the art of classical French cooking.
In this hands-on program where students are expected to work hard and put in long hours, Bob — the oldest student in the class, by a long shot — faces the many rigorous mental and physical challenges of culinary training with grace, humility, and good humour. As he learns the ropes in the kitchen, he makes some unexpected discoveries about himself, his relationships, and the meaningful role that preparing and sharing food has had in his life.
Filled with technical and personal details of Bob’s culinary education, this behind-the-scenes account of life in a professional training kitchen is both eye-opening and inspiring.
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" I had a wonderful time with this book. It is full of warm wit and the ups and downs of life in the culinary world. A good read for anyone who loves the behind the scenes in a restaurant style of non-fiction. I work in a professional kitchen and recommend this to all the young kids I know headed off to cooking school -- it will definitely give them a taste of what they are in for, and hopefully also let them know that they will never hit a point in life where they will stop learning!" Joy McBride, Vancouver, BC
Adventures with Knives Surviving 1000 Hours of Culinary School eBook Bob Foulkes Carol Watterson Michelle Williams
I bought this book four times because my daughter just started attending the school that Bob Foulkes writes about in this book. It is a well written account of this part of his life and an insightful peak into our daughters experience. I gave a copy to her, although I doubt she will have time to read it. I also gave a copy to her grandmother and father. We have all had fun discussing it.I appreciate Bob's take on what is important in life and I enjoyed tagging along on his adventures, in fact I was sorry the book ended.
I would love to know what he has been doing since.
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Adventures with Knives Surviving 1000 Hours of Culinary School eBook Bob Foulkes Carol Watterson Michelle Williams Reviews
Bob Foulkes claims to be the oldest graduate of PICA, having graduated in 2009 at 60. I am the oldest graduate of PICA. I graduated from PICA in March 2005 at age 70 and spent the next several years working as a chef in resorts, dude ranches, and national parks in the western US To my knowledge, Foulkes never worked as a chef after graduating - he is a pretender. I am presently a volunteer chef instructor at the North Texas Food Bank in Dallas, TX at age 78. Karl Shaner
"Adventures for Knives" is for all us chef wannabes; those of us who wonder what it would be like to have the skills and techniques to produce extraordinary meals, dishes that would rival those of our particular culinary hero. Foulkes put his money and life into answering that question.
Foulkes learned to love cooking and food in his mother's kitchen. After moving to Vancouver and discovering the joys of its outdoor way of life, he was confronted with the reality of retirement. What do I do now?
He quotes from Julia Child's "My Life in France," when Paul Child posed a similar question to her. What do you like to do? "Eat!" His goal was not to be a chef or earn a living in a professional kitchen or as a caterer. He wanted to learn how to make great meals and was willing to pay more than $15,000 to the Pacific Institute for Culinary Arts for the privilege.
"Adventures with Knives" is a fun read. You'll come away with some great recipes, insights to how a chef puts together a menu and a restaurant's kitchen can time the delivery of six different dishes to the same table at the same time.
By the way, the book reminds me of Bill Buford's Heat An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany. Foulkes give you recipes.
I bought this book four times because my daughter just started attending the school that Bob Foulkes writes about in this book. It is a well written account of this part of his life and an insightful peak into our daughters experience. I gave a copy to her, although I doubt she will have time to read it. I also gave a copy to her grandmother and father. We have all had fun discussing it.
I appreciate Bob's take on what is important in life and I enjoyed tagging along on his adventures, in fact I was sorry the book ended.
I would love to know what he has been doing since.
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