Under a Mackerel Sky: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (692 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0091949912 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Excellent biog." according to uspattys. Really revealing book on Rick Stein's life and career. Its not all plain sailing and my admiration for Stein is confirmed as he has worked very hard to get where he has.. Personable chief pedal roy If I were able to choose one prominent chief to meet over a beer or wine, and hopefully interview, Rick Stein would be my first choice.I loved his French Odyssey television series, having bicycled through the French Alps in 2006. Stein's presentation is excellent and I could learn a lot about French cuisine and its origins.The autobiography, titled from a mackerel cloud pa. wonderful book full of interesting stories David White Could have been titled 'Under a Snapper Sky' because Rick is almost an Aussie. The history of Rick Stein is well presented, he recalls so much of his life, his moods, his appreciation of people is most evident. I would suggest that everyone could learn a bit from this book. I enjoyed it immensely, so much that next year we are spending two weeks cruising down The Canal du
Emotionally adrift, Rick left for Australia, carrying a suitcase stamped with his father's initials. The wry, perceptive, and strikingly evocative memoir of a much-respected chefRick Stein's childhood in 1950s rural Oxfordshire and North Cornwall was idyllic. As he grew older, the holidays were filled with loud and lively parties in his parents' Cornish barn. But ever-present was the unpredictable mood of his bipolar father, with Rick frequently the focus of his anger and sadness. His parents were charming and gregarious, their five children much-loved and given freedom typical of the time. Eventually, England called him home. From the entrepreneurial days of his mobile disco, the Purple Tiger, to his first, unlikely nightclub where much of the time was spent breaking up drink-fueled fights, Rick charts his personal journey in a way that is both wry and perceptive; engaging and witty.. Manual labor in the outback followed by adventures in America and Mexico toughened up the naive public schoolboy, but at heart he was still lost and unsure what to do with his life. When Rick was 18 his father killed himself