Kingdom of Cooks

I love interviews, especially of less well-known personalities and their craft. If you are into cooking (particularly non-vegeterian) then this book is for you (I cook a lot BTW). There's a lot to learn after you read about many of the chefs and how they hone their craft. It isn't just about cooking but, particularly, how restaurants are run – from staffing to skilling the staff to setting the menu & pricing. It gives readers a voyeuristic view of the kitchen and what goes on there.

If there's one very important thing I learnt it is this – restaurant is brutal business, and not for the faint of the heart. But if you have any aspirations to run one, or become a chef, then pick up this book to learn the nuggets that goes into building a successful establishment. And oh, one of the chefs in the book found love in the kitchen :-)

I wished I could give this book four or five stars, but given it three instead because not much was written about vegeterian cuisine and most of the recipes were non-veg and very British (which is kind of boring, to be honest). Yet, I plan to visit one of these establishments if I ever find myself in the UK.