#9 The Making of a Chef by Michael Ruhlman

I picked this up because my first introduction to Ruhlman was on the Las Vegas episode of No Reservations. He has shown up in a few more episodes so I figured I might find out a few things about him. The premise of the book is a writer going into the Culinary Institute of America. He is documenting everything that goes on in the school and his journey of becoming a cook. In the beginning he tries to keep himself separate by reminding himself he is a writer not a cook. But by the end he is one. He shows the passion that everyone there has for food. I learned a few things about cooking from the book but the main thing about the book is showing the passion for cooking that everyone has there and the teacher's passing along info, cooking skills and passion for food all in the same lessons.