Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World
Jeff Gordinier follows René Redzepi, the chef behind Copenhagen's Noma, through a restless period of culinary exploration. Their travels take them from Denmark to Mexico and Australia, where Redzepi searches for unfamiliar ingredients, forgotten techniques and new ways of thinking about food.
The journeys reveal a world in which cooking has become a form of exploration. Chefs forage, travel, experiment and study local traditions, while diners cross continents in pursuit of extraordinary experiences. A meal is no longer simply something encountered along the way; it can become the reason for making the journey.
Gordinier captures the excitement, ambition and occasional absurdity of this modern culinary obsession. After centuries in which food was largely shaped by the place people inhabited, the world's most adventurous cooks are now travelling everywhere to discover what those places can teach them.
Food & drink; Culinary travel; René Redzepi; Noma; Foraging