Author: Gerald DiffeyGerald Diffey has spent four decades immersed in the world of food, wine and hospitality, from early days waiting tables in old English hotels to establishing two of the best places in the world to drink and eat (the award-winning Gerald’s Bar in North Carlton and Gerald’s Bar in San Sebastian). This is a collection of funny, poignant, insightful and just plain ludicrous stories from Gerald’s life in kitchens and behind bars.These include his formative years in the UK, memories of food and family; tales and tips from forty years of service; journeys and meals, people and places, from lunch on the side of a volcano in Sicily to dinner on a beach in East Timor; stories and recipes and drinks suggestions from North Carlton and San Sebastian; vignettes, slices of life, observations.ISBN 9781925556728. Melbourne Books. hb. 168 pages. 21 x 13.5 cm.available
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