In My Last Supper: The Next Course, the world’s greatest chefs and most beloved food personalities answer this revealing question. The answers they provide are as individual as each of the chefs themselves. From the simple pleasure of a single cup of tea to a multicourse feast that would shame the Romans, the chefs’ final meals delight and entertain, illustrating their diverse sensibilities, devotions and obsessions.
Renowned photographer Melanie Dunea considers the age-old chef-favourite query and taps 50 of the world’s culinary masters for their responses. The result is a collection of profoundly intimate reflections that touch on the elemental aspects of any meal: companions, location, ambience, food, music. The answers reveal the heart and soul of each chef and illuminate the personal meaning of food in their lives. Dunea’s peerless portraits are studies in character, brilliantly capturing the humour, the toil, the camaraderie, and the art of a chef ’s world. The accompanying 50 recipes give home cooks the secrets to the last meal as each chef would prepare it. They include such delectables as Grant Achatz’s chocolate birthday cake, Bobby Flay’s irresistible burger and Joël Robuchon’s elegant baguette.
