{"product_id":"burn-the-place-a-memoir-hardcover","title":"Burn the Place: A Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIliana Regan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA singular, powerfully expressive debut memoir that traces one chef's struggle to find her place and what happens once she does.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurn the Place\u003c\/i\u003e is a galvanizing memoir that chronicles Iliana Regan's journey from foraging on the family farm to running her Michelin-starred restaurant, Elizabeth. Her story is raw like that first bite of wild onion, alive with startling imagery, and told with uncommon emotional power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRegan grew up the youngest of four headstrong girls on a small farm in Northwest Indiana. While gathering raspberries as a toddler, Regan preternaturally understood to pick just the ripe fruit and leave the rest for another day. In the family's leaf-strewn fields, the orange flutes of chanterelles beckoned her while they eluded others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRegan has had this intense, almost otherworldly connection with food and the earth it comes from since her childhood, but connecting with people has always been more difficult. She was a little girl who longed to be a boy, gay in an intolerant community, an alcoholic before she turned twenty, and a woman in an industry dominated by men--she often felt she \"wasn't made for this world,\" and as far as she could tell, the world tended to agree. But as she learned to cook in her childhood farmhouse, got her first restaurant job at age fifteen, taught herself cutting-edge cuisine while running a \"new gatherer\" underground supper club, and worked her way from front-of-house staff to running her own kitchen, Regan found that food could help her navigate the strangeness of the world around her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRegan cooks with instinct, memory, and an emotional connection to her ingredients that can't be taught. Written from that same place of instinct and emotion, \u003ci\u003eBurn the Place\u003c\/i\u003e tells Regan's story in raw and vivid prose and brings readers into a world--from the Indiana woods to elite Chicago kitchens--that is entirely original and unforgettable.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIliana Regan\u003c\/b\u003e is a self-taught chef. She is the founder and owner of the Michelin-starred \"new gatherer\" restaurant Elizabeth and the Japanese-inspired pub Kitsune, both located in Chicago. Her cuisine highlights her midwestern roots and the pure flavor of the often foraged ingredients of her upbringing. A James Beard Award and Jean Banchet Award nominee, Regan was named one of \u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e's Best New Chefs 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760508961056,"sku":"9781572842670","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/23bbd176d4b523c843abe2cce30ddcf6.webp?v=1780181899","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/burn-the-place-a-memoir-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}