Chef Wars: Hell's Kitchen

ISBN: 1456450239

Author: Perkins Jr., Arthur E.

Condition: New

"Chef Wars: Hell's Kitchen" presents a series of commentary on the 8 seasons, 106 episodes and 115 competitors of HK1 - HK8. The core chapters analyze the attributes of a HK Winner in the categories of Skills, Values, Teamwork and Behavior, Challenges and their associated Rewards and Punishments, the 8 HK winners, why they won and where they are now as this book goes to press early 2011. There are analyses of Favorite Chefs and Most Memorable Hell's Kitchen Moments. Appendices are Ramsay Condensed Biography and a summary of the Brigade System concept. Finally, there are indices of Chef's Finishing Position by Season and a List of Hell's Kitchen Guest Judges and Critics. This is the author's second book. He published "Circumnavigating the Globe: Amazing Race 10-14 and Amazing Race Asia 1-3." Arthur E. Perkins Jr. grew up in New England and has also lived in the Northeast, Midwest, and South. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S. Economics and from the Sloan School of Management at M.I.T. with a M.S. Management. He had a 19 year management career with large process industry companies. His second career has been consulting in small management services companies. He is an ardent international traveler. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and dog. He has two adult children. He is one of the many #1 superfans of Hell's Kitchen.