{"product_id":"talking-with-my-mouth-full-my-life-as-a-professional-eater-hardcover","title":"Talking with My Mouth Full: My Life as a Professional Eater - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGail Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/i\u003e judge Gail Simmons first graduated from college, she felt hopelessly lost. All her friends were going to graduate school, business school, law school . . . but what was she going to do? Fortunately, a family friend gave her some invaluable advice-make a list of what you love to do, and let that be your guide. Gail wrote down four words:  Eat. Write. Travel. Cook. Little did she know, those four words would become the basis for a career as a professional eater, cook, food critic, magazine editor, and television star. Today, she's the host of \u003ci\u003eTop Chef: Just Desserts\u003c\/i\u003e, permanent judge on \u003ci\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/i\u003e, and Special Projects Director at\u003ci\u003e Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. She travels all over the world, eats extraordinary food, and meets fascinating people. She's living the dream that so many of us who love to cook and eat can only imagine. But how did she get there?\u003ci\u003eTalking with My Mouth Full\u003c\/i\u003e follows her unusual and inspiring path to success, step-by-step and bite-by-bite. It takes the reader from her early years, growing up in a household where her mother ran a small cooking school, her father made his own wine, and family vacation destinations included Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East; through her adventures at culinary school in New York City and training as an apprentice in two of New York's most acclaimed kitchens; and on to her time spent assisting Vogue's legendary food critic Jeffrey Steingarten, working for renowned chef Daniel Boulud, and ultimately landing her current jobs at \u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e and on\u003ci\u003e Top Chef\u003c\/i\u003e. The book is a tribute to the incredible meals and mentors she's had along the way, examining the somewhat unconventional but always satisfying journey she has taken in order to create a career that didn't even exist when she first started working toward it.  With memorable stories about the greatest (and worst) dishes she's eaten, childhood and behind-the-scenes photos, and recipes from Gail's family and her own kitchen, \u003ci\u003eTalking with My Mouth Full\u003c\/i\u003e is a true treat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGail Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e is a trained culinary expert, the special projects director at \u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, and a judge on Bravo's Emmy-winning series \u003ci\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/i\u003e since its inception in 2006. Simmons makes frequent television appearances on \u003ci\u003eToday, Good Morning America, The Chew\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been featured in \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eTravel + Leisure, GQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Her first book, a memoir titled \u003ci\u003eTalking with My Mouth Full: My Life as a Professional Eater\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2012. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.4 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47548445327613,"sku":"9781401324506","price":48.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/REE3ZnpnV0xQSG1sYUpGTTJQbGpUQT09.webp?v=1779123232","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/talking-with-my-mouth-full-my-life-as-a-professional-eater-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}