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The Perfectionist (English)Life And Death In Haute Cuisine - ISBN: 9781592401079Publisher: Penguin Group USA Format: Hardcover Published Date: May 2005 MSRP: $27.50 Synopsis: Bernard Loiseau was a celebrated three-star chef when--to the horror of his close and loving family, not to mention the culinary world--he shot himself in 2003 at his home near his restaurant in Saulieu, the Burgundy region southeast of Paris. An entrepreneur in the field of... read more Bernard Loiseau was a celebrated three-star chef when--to the horror of his close and loving family, not to mention the culinary world--he shot himself in 2003 at his home near his restaurant in Saulieu, the Burgundy region southeast of Paris. An entrepreneur in the field of top-quality frozen entrées, Loiseau managed to be a success in everything he tackled. However, he was also a fragile, driven, deeply disturbed man with a vulnerable ego: debt and some setbacks (like the demotion of his restaurant by two points in the Guide Michelin) sent him spiraling down into a depression from which he could not emerge. This fascinating book chronicles both his rise and his fall. minimize
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