' Sally really tells it how it is . . . This book will be a go to for those needing that bit of
bravery and resilience in a world that needs more people like her ' CANDICE BROWN ' Wow.
Sally's book is an insightful honest account of a young cook's journey to an inspirational
chef ' ANGELA HARTNETT ' She doesn't so much pull back the curtains as yank them away
revealing the plain truth of what it takes to get dinner on to your plate ' OBSERVER This is
the story of Sally Abé's rise to become an award-winning chef in the brutal world of restaurant
kitchens how a girl from the midlands who used to cook herself Smash to get by is now one of
the most successful fine-dining chefs working today. It's a familiar trope: angry men berating
each other in kitchens as pots furiously boil sauces burn and a giant slab of beef rests in
the background. The dominant view of a professional kitchen is one of chaos and pent-up fury -
a gladiatorial contest of male ego. Why then do we also hear the misogynistic refrain that
women 'belong in the kitchen' if in a professional context they're all but erased from them?
A Woman's Place is in the Kitchen is a stirring manifesto - drawing back the curtain on
restaurant kitchens to show how she is endeavouring to change them for the better. Filled with
stories of Michelin-starred food the relentlessness of kitchens as well as the hope for the
future of the culinary landscape Sally's memoir is set to become a classic.
