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Uses for Obsession: A Chefs Memoir
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Chef and restaurateur Ben Shewry knows obsession well. Whether its crispyedged lasagne, saltwater crocodile ribs or the perfect potato, obsession is what motivates him and what makes him tick.Its 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.In this absorbing and wideranging 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 farmtotable sustainability ethos, the cult of the chef and the legendary Family Bolognese.Raised on a farm in a closeknit rural New Zealand family, he shares how a childhood surrounded by nature and a reverence for First Peoples cultures has influenced his work, the values he lives by, and the meticulous, inventive multicourse menu that is synonymous with Attica. Uses for Obsession 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 couldnt be done and that doubt both tortured and drove him.At 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.
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