The Devil Wears A Kitchen Apron - Softcover

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Think street poetry meets “Boiling Point.” Throw in some “Kitchen Confidential.” and stir in a big ladle of “The Bear”
and you have, The Devil Wears a Kitchen Apron.
With over 45 years spent in hospitality, I’ve seen it all. I’ve met some very interesting people on this journey working in some of the most demanding establishments from 5-star Scottish hotels, luxury cruise liners touring the world and cooking for Royalty, to flipping burgers during covid lock down. I also reached the dizzy highs of working for the BBC and STV (Scottish TV) where I presented cookery programs for some years and wrote food columns for national magazines.

Unfortunately, kitchens draw in people with lots of social problems, from which I took some of my inspiration for my street poetry / spoken word / ramblings.

It’s an industry where long hours, stressful and hot conditions mixed with social issues, alcohol, drugs and the like make an interesting lifestyle and working environment.
This book contains stories and poems about the pressures of working in kitchens, and also the impact it can have on your family life and on yourself.
Us chefs have to balance working long days and holding down relationships and, as you will read, it doesn’t always go well.
This book contains strong language and references to alcohol, drugs and domestic violence among other things.
To quote James A. Owen:
“All stories are true. But some of them never happened.”
I recommend reading my poems / stories out loud to feel the emotions and passion with which they are written.

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