There's a reserve and coldness that does not melt away, a listlessness at odds with the intelligence and energy of the prose, the warmth of her humor, and her lush descriptions. Her voice is monotone and scarcely strains to communicate drama. Position an oven rack 5 to 6 inches from the broiler element and heat the broiler to high. Unfortunately, Hamilton is a poor reader of her own material. Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef (Hardcover) By Gabrielle Hamilton Was: 26.00 Your Price: 20.80 (20 off) I wanted. In a small bowl, mash together the butter, mustard, thyme, zest, salt, and pepper until well combined. The youngest of five children raised by a glamorous French former ballerina and a theater set designer, Hamilton grew up petted and unsupervised, free to roam with packs of neighborhood children who wore, according to the season, "mud suits or snowsuits." Hamilton's account is studded with precise observations made in felicitous prose that brings her "wild castle" of a home to life, as well as her lost years after her parents' divorce. Chef and restaurateur Hamilton, chef/owner of the acclaimed New York City restaurant Prune, offers a sensuous and evocative memoir of her rural Pennsylvania childhood and her training as writer and chef.
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