{"product_id":"9780997366303","title":"Breaking the Hold and Raking the Gold: The Struggle of an Immigrant Boy on the Road to the American Dream","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn Italian Boy Becomes a Gold-Medal Chef and Lives the American Dream! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a small poverty-ridden town in southern Italy, Joe Beato leaves for Switzerland at age 14 to break the hold and learn to be a chef. After four years of dedication and long hours, his apprenticeship is complete. At 18, his journey takes him to Canada, where he learns a new language and invigorates his passion for food, propelling his culinary career upward. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few years later, he moves to America, starts a family and continues to work hard as he climbs the ladder to success. He becomes a renowned chef in one of Detroit's most prestigious hospitals and wins gold medals around the world in the Culinary Olympics and at other international and national gastronomical events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in this book is a selection of the chef's personal recipes, as well as family and traditional recipes from southern Italy, where he has his roots.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Via Nove Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49836410765552,"sku":"9780997366303","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780997366303","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}