Igni

by Aaron Turner, Ben Pfeiffer (Reader)

From the first six months through a midyear break of camping and cooking in the bush to the harsh winter months and on to the end of its first year, this book tells the story of IGNI, a high-end degustation restaurant in a Geelong backstreet. Documenting a warts-and-all account of what it takes to open and run a new restaurant, chef and owner Aaron Turner reveals the daily challenges he faced, from the financial strains, stress, fear and tantrums to personal crises and the pressure of success and failure. His story is told through dated 'diary' entries of the author's own reflections, the development of recipes, a gradually unfolding narrative through each chapter and stunning photography from award-winning photographer Julian Kingma that captures the food, moments and brilliance of a determined young chef in a new restaurant.

MP3 CD

Published January 9, 2018

Reviews

[Andjelka Jankovic · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review is for the cookbook not the audiobook. It’s incredible! Takes you where very few cookbooks take you - intensely personal, private, warts all look at chef life and the crazy pressure of cooking for someone else in a restaurant, as he says: it’s mad, so why do we do it? Beautiful photography and the recipes are way above my skill level but the story reads like a novel and is brilliantly told.