{"product_id":"9780062498458","title":"Start the Fire: How I Began a Food Revolution in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eAS SEEN IN THE NEW DOCUMENTARY \u003cem\u003eJEREMIAH TOWER: THE LAST MAGNIFICENT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly revised and reissued to coincide with \u003cem\u003eThe Last Magnificent\u003c\/em\u003e, a documentary feature produced by Anthony Bourdain, the indelible and entertaining memoir from Jeremiah Tower which chronicles life at the front lines of redefining modern American cuisine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely recognized as the godfather of modern American cooking, Jeremiah Tower is one of the most influential cooks of the last forty years. In 2004, he rocked the culinary world with a tell-all story of his lifelong love affair with food, and the restaurants and people along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this newly revised edition of his memoir, retitled \u003cem\u003eStart the Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, Tower shares with wit and honesty his insights into cooking, chefs, celebrities, and what really goes on in the kitchen. Above all, Tower rhapsodizes about food—the meals choreographed like great ballets, the menus scored like concertos. No other book reveals more about the seeds sown in the seventies, the excesses of the eighties, and the self-congratulations of the nineties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a new introduction by the author, \u003cem\u003eStart the Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential account of the most important years in the history of American cooking, from one of its singular personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070441832688,"sku":"9780062498458","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062498458_p0.jpg?v=1769911051","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062498458","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}