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  • When I Met Food

  • Living the American Restaurant Dream
  • By: Kathy Sidell
  • Narrated by: Kathy Sidell
  • Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins

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When I Met Food

By: Kathy Sidell
Narrated by: Kathy Sidell
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Publisher's Summary

Kathy Sidell’s earliest memories bring her back to food. At age five she was taken with her grandmother’s artistry in the kitchen, and even more so by the big family meals shared on the front porch of their seaside home.

Though raised among foodies - her mother, a talented home entertainer; her banker father who single-handedly is credited for building the restaurant business in Boston; and her sister, now a chef and restaurateur - Kathy’s route to food was not as linear. Her early life as a film producer developed her love for story, themes, and setting. But by age 47, she found herself drawn back to food and the risk of restaurant life.

When I Met Food chronicles this adventure, from how she selected her first location to the careful branding decisions required to build a highly successful restaurant enterprise in metropolitan Boston. In this engaging book, Kathy shares her business savvy peppered with encounters with influential people and even favorite recipes for the aspiring chef.

Gildan Media and Bibliomotion are proud to bring you another Bibliomotion Audiobook. Featuring exceptional content for today’s listener, these notable audiobooks contain the essential tools that can be applied to every facet of your life.

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©2012 Kathy Sidell (P)2014 Gildan Media LLC

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" When I Met Food takes you on a journey about the lifetime passion for food. Born into a family who not only dined out but helped to build the Boston restaurant scene, Kathy Sidell details how those early days shaped who she has become: a filmmaker, a wife, a mother, sister, and daughter; and finally a successful restaurant owner several times over. For anyone dreaming of running their own restaurant, this audiobook is must." (Todd English, chef, restaurateur, author, and James Beard Award winner)

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