{"product_id":"2940149046133","title":"Chef Fritz and His City: My Education in the Masters Kitchen","description":"It was the first visit to Philadelphia's Deux Cheminées restaurant for Samuel Young and his wife, Risa, and after the meal, Chef Fritz Blank came grumbling by to join them for a few minutes. Despite his rant, though, his eyes were merry, and he left the table with a joke about the tears of the city's chefs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter that engaging introduction, it was hard not to say oui when the mail brought an announcement that a class with Blank would be introducing students to the preparation of three simple French meals, followed by a sumptuous lunch at Deux Cheminées.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat was the start of a personal and culinary odyssey over the years that took Young through kitchens and cooking schools, dining rooms and classrooms, and--most important--into a rich and abiding friendship with the great chef himself. Now Young's new book takes us all along the path that brought such a full menu of varied experiences, fascinating people, and immersion into the entertaining, warmly human story of the highly creative and talented Fritz Blank.","brand":"Terra Nova Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084468994288,"sku":"2940149046133","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149046133_p0.jpg?v=1763711375","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149046133","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}