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Burn the Place
Burn the Place: A Memoir | Iliana Regan
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Michelin-starred chef Iliana Regan's (Elizabeth, Kitsune) culinary memoir, chronicling this intensely driven chef's upbringing in rural Northwest Indiana, her battle with addiction, and the development of her career in urban restaurants.
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8little_paws
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Mehso-so

Getting caught up on the nba longlist backlog this year.... that's my ONLY reading goal-- no challenges or anything. This memoir was just ok imo. A lot of chef memoirs go: food memories from childhood, teenage or ya drug and alcohol abuse, success as chef and this was no different. Edward Lee is still the chef to read imo. Also she comes across as kind of a jerk boss sometimes too :/

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Christine
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Pickpick

I‘ve read so little lately! 😫 For many reasons, including ones annoying, exhausting, productive, hopeful, festive. But finally I‘ve finished my first book in a bit, and it was SUCH a good one. This is a fantastic (National Book Award longlisted) memoir about Midwest childhood, gender, sexuality, addiction, chef life, and more. Regan has a straightforward but artful writing style that I really enjoyed. Highly recommended.

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