Knife Skills for Beginners

Orlando Murrin, Sebastian Humphreys

eAudio - 2024

In this sharp-witted, skillfully rendered culinary mystery set in London's exclusive Belgravia, an acclaimed chef is thrown into teaching a cookery course to a group of high-maintenance food lovers, one of whom may have an unfortunate taste for murder ..."Some people are natural dancers, others marvelous in bed, but—not wishing to boast—I'm good with a knife. Most chefs are."The Chester Square Cookery School in the heart of London offers students a refined setting in which to master the fine art of choux pastry and hone their hollandaise. True, the ornate mansion doesn't quite sparkle the way it used to—afeeling chef Paul Delamare is familiar with these days. Worn out and newly broke, he'd be tempted to t...urn down the request to fill in as teacher for a week-long residential course, if anyone other than Christian Wagner were asking. Christian is one of Paul's oldest friends, as well as the former recipient of two Michelin stars and host of Pass the... more