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"The first-ever comprehensive and authentic exploration of originality in contemporary cuisine. A Wealth of Insight is a true world atlas of creativity and innovation of the 21st century kitchen."--From the Foreword by Chef Ferran Adrià of elBulli 1846 and elBulli Foundation, Five-time Winner of the World's Best Restaurant

A Wealth of Insight: The World's Best Chefs on Creativity, Leadership and Perfection profiles nearly 45 of the world's best chefs who have collectively amassed nearly 100 Michelin stars, and who regularly appear atop the World's 50 Best Restaurants, La Liste, James Beard and other international rankings and awards. Together, they represent some of the most revered and legendary restaurants on earth.

Featuring bite-size insights and stunning photography, A Wealth of Insight dedicates a chapter to each culinary icon and digs deeper into their creative process, unrelenting pursuit of perfection, and unwavering commitment to excellence in cuisine, leadership and service.

If you are endlessly fascinated by how the world's best chefs get inspired, create and innovate, research critically-acclaimed restaurateurs and food reviews months before taking a trip, are addicted to TV shows and documentaries that showcase food culture, cuisine and culinary personalities from all over the world, or secretly dream of crisscrossing continents as an insatiable gastrotourist, then A Wealth of Insight is for you. In addition, for those eager to learn how these five-star chefs began their journey to the top and maintain their prime position, this book also dives into their childhood memories, early experiences, culinary philosophy, how best to lead and manage a world-class restaurant, the future of food and their advice to young and aspiring chefs.

PROFILE CHAPTERS:

Foreword by Ferran Adrià
Introduction
Anthony Bourdain (1956--2018) (New York, NY, USA)
Aaron Silverman--Pineapple and Pearls (Washington, DC, USA)
Albert Adrià--Tickets (Barcelona, Spain)
Alex Atala--D.O.M. (São Paulo, Brazil)
Ana Roš--Hiša Franko (Kobarid, Slovenia)
Andoni Luis Aduriz--Mugaritz (San Sebastián, Spain)
Chan Yan Tak--Lung King Heen (Hong Kong)
Cristina Bowerman--Glass Hostaria (Rome, Italy)
David Kinch--Manresa (Los Gatos, CA, USA)
Emma Bengtsson--Aquavit (New York, NY, USA)
Emmanuel Stroobant--Shoukouwa (Singapore)       
Eneko Azurmendi--Azurmendi (Larrabetzu, Spain)
Enrico Crippa--Piazza Duomo (Alba, Italy)
Éric Frechon--Epicure (Paris, France)
Eric Ripert--Le Bernardin (New York, NY, USA)
Georgianna Hiliadaki and Nikos Roussos--Funky Gourmet (Athens, Greece)
Guillaume Galliot--Caprice (Hong Kong)
Guy Savoy--Guy Savoy (Paris, France)
Hans Neuner--Ocean (Algarve, Portugal)
Jacob Jan Boerma--De Leest (Vaassen, The Netherlands)
Joachim Wissler--Vendôme (Bergisch Gladbach, Germany)
Joan Roca--El Celler de Can Roca (Girona, Spain)
Jonnie Boer--De Librije (Zwolle, The Netherlands) 
José Andrés--minibar (Washington, DC, USA)
José Avillez--Belcanto (Lisbon, Portugal)
Kevin Fehling--The Table (Hamburg, Germany)
Kwong Wai Keung--T'ang Court (Hong Kong)
Martha Ortiz--Dulce Patria (Mexico City, Mexico)
Martin Berasategui--Martin Berasategui (Lasarte-Oria, Spain)
Matthew Orlando--Amass (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Nicolai Nørregaard--Kadeau (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Niki Nakayama--n/naka (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Patrick O'Connell--The Inn at Little Washington (Washington, VA, USA)
Pedro Subijana--Akelarre (San Sebastián, Spain)
Peter Goossens--Hof van Cleve (Kruishoutem, Belgium)
Ricardo Costa--The Yeatman (Porto, Portugal)
Richard Ekkebus--Amber (Hong Kong)
Rodolfo Guzmán--Boragó (Santiago, Chile)
Ryuki Kawasaki--Mezzaluna (Bangkok, Thailand)
Sean Gray--Ko (New York, NY, USA)
Sven Elverfeld--Aqua (Wolfsburg, Germany)
Tetsuya Wakuda--Waku Ghin (Singapore)
Virgilio Martínez--Central (Lima, Peru)

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Truffle Press (April 1, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 226 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1633938719
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1633938717
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.06 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.75 x 11 inches
Reviewer: Jenine Reverente
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A valuable book that you'll treasure forever!
Review: This book is an amazing compendium of interviews that will give you insight into what lies behind the eyes of the world's greatest chefs. As a foodie and a creative, A Wealth Of Insight has captured my heart and mind. I enjoyed learning about what inspires these talented individuals, their processes, their challenges, their life lessons, how they craft and create their dishes and how food has become an extension and expression of them. I highly recommend this book! It’s insightful, classy, unique, visually stunning, and just overall fabulous!

Reviewer: Maly Mam
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A must read
Review: This book has challenged and changed the way I see certain foods. It's beautiful in many ways, and share different perspectives from many of the worlds best chefs. The ones who put countless of hours in harnessing their crafts.This guide doesn't cover recipe and technique to use to make beautiful dishes. It's a guide that help leverageyour current skill set, by learning from different perspectives and wisdom shared in this book. It's definitely a Wealth of insight!

Reviewer: VinzzClortho
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: More than a collection of beautiful pictures
Review: A truly impressive collection of interviews and visuals. I received my copy about two weeks ago; it's found a home on my coffee table and I often pick it up to peruse the photos or read a few of the chef interviews. I appreciate that the content is just as much about the mind and perspective of the chef, as it is about the food. I highly recommend to anyone that appreciates great food, and the vision and ambition required to create it.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Exactly what we need! Not ANOTHER recipe book!
Review: A "Wealth of Insight" is exactly that. A compendium of interviews and thoughts from a selection of the world's greatest chefs. An incredible foray into what some of these chefs think about and what guides their creativity and philosophy. IF you are looking for a "How-To" book of the chefs greatest hits recipes, DO NOT buy this book!! This book is for people who want to see how the mind of these chefs works. Any chef/cook/human being can put together a melange of ingredients, ratios, amounts, methodology in todays age, but very few people have the knowledge, skill, talent and personality to do what these chefs have done and continue to do. Read this book to get short "mentorship" lessons. Congratulations to Rahim B. Kanani on a spectacular book that does exactly what the title says and gives the readers a wealth of insight into the minds of these chefs. This only adds to the dialogue of what they do and gets their story/philosophy out even more. Thank you for writing this.

Reviewer: nathan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: must have book
Review: this book is truly a work of art. it's full of inspiration and knowledge that is handed down from the worlds top chefs. this is not a recipe book and is not meant to be. I use this book to motivate and teach my cooks in my kitchen about day to day life in the professional kitchen. I highly recommend this book to any cook, professional or novice.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good but poor quality printing
Review: Content was great enjoyed ! but so disappointed in the cheap construction of the book itself was looking forward to fabulous pictures we eat with our eyes first. Injustice to these great Chefs that you cheated out on the printing.

Reviewer: charles lohman
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Cheap Quality
Review: Printed in China on cheap paper. The low quality printing and paper choice unfortunately diminishes the contrast and color saturation of the original photography's potential beauty. To bad profit was king here, definitely NOT the gem it deserved to be.

Reviewer: Andres Rodriguez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Inspiration from some of the best chefs in the world.
Review: I loved the book, at first I was going to just get the digital copy for Kindle but after seeing the quality of the pictures I decided to buy a print copy too. Great interviews with some of the most important chefs in the industry right now. It is a good read and the pictures are well selected.

Reviewer: Cliente de Amazon
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: El libro en su contenido es muy bueno, sumamente recomendable, sin embargo fisicamente llegó muy dañado.Una pena porque son libros de colección.

Reviewer: roselyn
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Excelente libro ! Me lo compré para mi y luego he comprado otro se regalo a una amiga es inspirador.

Reviewer: Liam Cooper
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Fantastic book, being able to get into the minds of some of the worlds best chefs (many I have been following for years) the photography is beautiful, I did wish there where more photographs of the chefs food, rather than pictures of themselves and their restaurants, I've read cover to cover, gave me a great insight in how other chefs think and what inspires them.This is not a recipe book, more of a book full of interviews rather than advice (which is what I was expecting.A great addition to my 300+ cookery book collection

Reviewer: PSILOS NIKOLAOS
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Very nice book from the best chefs around the world!!Even the quality of the book is amazing!Thank you !

Reviewer: gearoid coyle
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Very good read