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Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll
- How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits and Wanderers Created a New American Profession
- By: Andrew Friedman
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 138
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 136
Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll transports listeners back in time to witness the remarkable evolution of the American restaurant chef in the 1970s and 1980s. Andrew Friedman goes inside Chez Panisse and other Bay Area restaurants to show how the politically charged backdrop of Berkeley helped spark this new profession; into the historically underrated community of Los Angeles chefs, including a young Wolfgang Puck; and into the clash of cultures between established French chefs in New York City and the American game changers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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the reader makes the audiobook - unfortunately
- By Lawrie Thicke on 04-20-19
- Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll
- How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits and Wanderers Created a New American Profession
- By: Andrew Friedman
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
The reading performance is very hard to ignore
Reviewed: 03-06-21
The stories are meaningful, entertaining, & seem well documented for an oral history.
Before purchasing this recording, I assumed the reviewers were nitpicking with their commentary on the performer's pronunciation & characterizations. I owe those reviewers a public apology.
It is stunning that any editorial team would allow this recording to be released. The author should pursue legal action.
I am a chef of the age of those profiled. I have known & still count several of the protagonists as friends. The spirit of those times is well captured. The events described , at least the ones I have first-hand knowledge of, are reported accurately. However, most of the main characters come off as far better people and in some cases better chefs than they actually were/are. As seems to be the case in most walks of life, it is hard to be a ground breaking success without being a bit of an animal. I think the author glosses over this idea due to a mild case of hero worship.
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