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A review by pwbalto
Mountain Chef: How One Man Lost His Groceries, Changed His Plans, and Helped Cook Up the National Park Service by Annette Bay Pimentel
5.0
One-stop aspirational shopping. What have we got?
- True story
- Set in the Sierra Nevada (OUTDOORS)
- About an American-born Chinese man who didn't want to work in a laundry and instead found his niche as a resourceful trail cook renowned for his gourmet meals (AMERICAN DREAM)
- And was recruited to cook for a two-week horseback camping trip (RIDE, SALLY RIDE)
- Which was organized by tycoon Stephen Mather in order to convince influential men, including one U.S. Congressman and the head of the National Geographic Society to lobby for a National Park Service (WORKED)
- Told in vibrant watercolors that highlight the purple mountains majesty, the dark pines, and the rich umbers of horses and camp equipment (GORGEOUS)
- Augmented by vivid descriptions of sizzling steaks, apple pie, and sourdough biscuits served on fine china and a heavy linen tablecloth under starry skies after a day of riding. (MARTHA STEWART EAT YOUR HEART OUT)
VERDICT: Let me ride through the wide-open country that I love - DON'T FENCE ME IN
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- True story
- Set in the Sierra Nevada (OUTDOORS)
- About an American-born Chinese man who didn't want to work in a laundry and instead found his niche as a resourceful trail cook renowned for his gourmet meals (AMERICAN DREAM)
- And was recruited to cook for a two-week horseback camping trip (RIDE, SALLY RIDE)
- Which was organized by tycoon Stephen Mather in order to convince influential men, including one U.S. Congressman and the head of the National Geographic Society to lobby for a National Park Service (WORKED)
- Told in vibrant watercolors that highlight the purple mountains majesty, the dark pines, and the rich umbers of horses and camp equipment (GORGEOUS)
- Augmented by vivid descriptions of sizzling steaks, apple pie, and sourdough biscuits served on fine china and a heavy linen tablecloth under starry skies after a day of riding. (MARTHA STEWART EAT YOUR HEART OUT)
VERDICT: Let me ride through the wide-open country that I love - DON'T FENCE ME IN
#bookaday