{"product_id":"9781630760885","title":"No Experience Necessary: The Culinary Odyssey of Chef Norman Van Aken","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong considered a culinary renegade and a pioneering chef, Norman Van Aken is an American original who chopped and charred, sweated and seared his way to cooking stardom with no formal training, but with extra helpings of energy, creativity, and faith. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo Experience Necessary is Chef Van Aken’s joyride of a memoir. In it he spans twenty-plus years and nearly as many jobs—including the fateful job advertisement in the local paper for a short-order cook with “no experience necessary.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the irreverent tradition of Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential, and populated by a rogues’ gallery of colorful characters—including movie stars, legendary musicians, and culinary giants Julia Child, Emeril Lagasse, and Charlie Trotter—No Experience Necessary offers a uniquely personal, highly-entertaining under-the-tablecloth view of the high-stakes world of American cuisine told with wit, insight, and great affection by a natural storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor Trade Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049589031152,"sku":"9781630760885","price":17.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781630760885_p0.jpg?v=1769887099","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781630760885","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}