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My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals / Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes Hardcover – Illustrated, November 6, 2007

by Melanie Dunea (Author), Anthony Bourdain (Introduction)
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Melanie Dunea meets Heat in this award-winning photographer's stunning celebration of world-famous chefs and their final meals.

Chefs have been playing the "My Last Supper" game among themselves for decades, if not centuries, but it had always been kept within the profession until now. Melanie Dunea came up with the ingenious idea to ask fifty of the world's famous chefs to let her in on this insider's game and tell her what their final meals would be. My Last Supper showcases their fascinating answers alongside stunning Vanity Fair-style portraits. Their responses are surprising, refreshing, and as distinct from each other as the chefs themselves. The portraits--gorgeous, intimate, and playful--are informed by their answers and reveal the passions and personalities of the most respected names in the business. Lastly, one recipe from each landmark meal is included in the back of the book. With My Last Supper, Dunea found a way into the typically harried, hidden minds of the people who have turned preparing food into an art. Who wouldn't want to know where Alain Ducasse would like his supper to be? And who would prepare Daniel Boulud's final meal? What would Anthony Bourdain's guest list look like? As the clock ticked, what album would Gordon Ramsay be listening to? And just what would Mario Batali eat for the last time?

Featuring: Ferrán Adrià, José Andrés, Dan Barber, Lidia Bastianich, Mario Batali, Rick Bayless, Michelle Bernstein, Daniel Boulud, Anthony Bourdain, Scott Conant, Gary Danko, Hélène Darroze, Alain Ducasse, Wylie Dufresne, Suzanne Goin, Gabrielle Hamilton, Fergus Henderson, Thomas Keller, Giorgio Locatelli, Masa Kobayashi, Nobu, Jamie Oliver, Jacques Pepin, Gordon Ramsay, Michel Richard, Eric Ripert, Marcus Samuelsson, Charlie Trotter, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and more…
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  6. ISBN-10
    1596912871
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1596912878
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Starred Review. Dunea, an award-winning photographer, wrote to 50 famous chefs and asked them to describe their ideal last meal. Their answers, compiled in this weirdly absorbing and gorgeously designed volume, range from the comforting (Lidia Bastianich bids adieu over a plate of linguini and clams) to the cheekily self-aggrandizing (Laurent Tourondel wants nothing more than a BLT sandwich from his own restaurant). The meals are curiosities, and the few recipes included are pleasant enough; it's the photographs of each chef that make this book so irresistible. One needn't have heard of them, much less dined in their restaurants, to appreciate their portraits: from a graceful Gabrielle Hamilton nursing her son to a dashing Guillaume Brahimi reclining in front of the Sydney Opera House, each image is iconic, surprising, and quite often, oddly appetizing. Marcus Samuelsson poses, impishly, in a Japanese-style headband made of salmon; Wylie Dufresne leans like a centerfold on a table stacked with American cheese; and Anthony Bourdain poses totally nude, strategically wielding a butchered leg bone. But perhaps no picture is more memorable than Dan Barber's, a soft-featured New York chef, posing alongside a massive boar named Boris. His last meal is rack of boar, of course: "If I'm going, so is Boris."
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“The format suggests coffee-table book, but this sumptuous feast of portraits, interviews and recipes is more like a banquet-table book” ―Kirkus

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury USA; First Edition (November 6, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1596912871
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1596912878
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.45 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.34 x 1.02 x 12.4 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 252 ratings

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Melanie is the author and photographer of 5 books including the notable, "My Last Supper" series. Her latest project "Our Shoes, Ourselves", was published in May. Melanie’s books have sold over 80,000 copies worldwide and been translated into multiple languages. She works with magazines, corporate clients, music companies, brands and advertising agencies. Clients such as Vanity Fair magazine, Chase Bank, Moët & Chandon and Sony Music to name a few.

Melanie has appeared on Mind of a Chef, Top Chef, The Today Show, NPR Weekend Edition and The Splendid Table. She has received photographic awards from American Photography, PDN, Communication Arts, Graphis, Society of Publication Design, International Photography Awards, and the Lucie Foundation. My Last Supper, The Next Course, won the Gourmand Best in the World for the USA in Photography.

Melanie supports several international charities. Her photography has appeared in campaigns for the Food Bank for NYC, Wellness in the Schools and The Edible Schoolyard NYC. Operation Smile honored Melanie with the Universal Smile Award for her photographic and charitable contributions as one of their Ambassadors.

When Dunea is not traveling the world on assignment, photographing and reporting she lives in New York City.

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M. Arbo
5.0 out of 5 stars THE PHOTOS ARE SOMETIMES AS GOOD AS THE TEXT [see TONY BOURDAIN]
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024
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Such a fascinating book, and amazon used was crazy inexpensive for such value.
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Stella Carrier
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Distinctive Career Interviews
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2019
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This kindlebook that is My Last Supper; The Next Course; 50 More Great Chefs And Their Final Meals, Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes by Melanie Dunea has a prolific list of famous andor highly accomplished chefs and abundant details related to the theme of this kindlebook. ; what would be their last meal on earth (Joel Robuchon), dining companions during their last meal on earth (Albert Roux), Tom Colicchio explains why one of the recipes from his mom plays a role in his last meal on earth, Ruth Rogers references three of her closest friends for her last meal, Alex Atala’s drink that would go with his last meal on earth involving fruits and herbs, Marco Pierre White explains why the people he is with rather than the seating takes precedence for his last meal, Martha Ortiz’s take on the music she would listen to on her last meal, Heston Blumenthal’s Sunday theme food for his last meal, why Daniel Patterson prefers a seasonal theme for his last meal, Wolfgang Puck explains why he would prefer for some of his friends to prepare his last meal, why Patrick O’Connell would prefer his life to end in Washington D.C., why for chef Daniel Humm his preferred last meal setting could be either in America or Switzerland, and many more fascinating interviews.
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AMB
5.0 out of 5 stars Looks Yummy
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2020
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Book arrived quickly and in perfect condition. Now to start cooking some delicious meals. Some of my favorite foods are described in this book, but I have not chosen what will be my last. Hopefully plenty of good eating and time before I have to.
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KKT
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book - seller not so great
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2011
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I thought the book would make a great gift for my "foodie" friend and decided to buy one for me too. It took a VERY long time to get the books and when I opened them up, I noticed that one of the books was obviously a "second" quality product. Luckily, the other book was in pretty good shape (although still a "second") so I was able to give the better one away as a gift and keep the bad one. The book is very cool and my friend loved it but it was pretty misleading that the vendor sold "second" quality products without identifying them as such.
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Miki
5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice book
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2023
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The book arrived very quickly and in excellent shape. Very grateful!
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KellyP
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book, lovely pictures, interesting stories
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2010
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Great gift for any cook or wannabe cook. Eventhough I don't follow the lives of many of these chefs, it's still very interesting to read their preferences and stories. It opens my mind up to what my Last Supper would be, and certainly has been a conversation starter at many-a-meals. Recommend as a lovely gift for yourself or a friend.
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C. D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Coffee Table book for foodies
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2008
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Excellent quality book with beautiful and funny/candid photos of some of the world's great chefs. I gave it as a gift to a family member who also works in the food world and it was a big hit. The last meals are varied and illustrative that chefs like the good stuff, but also easy, everyday, comfort food. The price is now right on amazon and if you know someone who likes this stuff and the personalities in the business then this book's for you.
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Maria Conley
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book.
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2022
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This was a Christmas gift that I couldn't help but read before I gifted it. Fabulous
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Matt wright
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice book for a chef.
Reviewed in Canada on February 19, 2019
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Nice book. But took a long time to receive. Good price
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Jack's
5.0 out of 5 stars need i write more!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2012
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i love marco and this book is amazing and has everything in it and well there are not much marco books out but i have them all and this is a great book for all good chef's
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Vanessa
5.0 out of 5 stars ideal present
Reviewed in Germany on December 5, 2009
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Got it from Oprah and gave it to my best friend for her birthday. The book is not a cookbook, per se, but it is nicely made up, expensive cover, nice print, and the articles by the respective chefs are interesting - even for non-gourmets. It is about DIN A 4 format and heavy. Bottom line: great gift!
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Christine L Duguay
5.0 out of 5 stars ... a time and you are dreaming of indulgences and wonderful dinner ideas
Reviewed in Canada on August 8, 2016
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Once chef at a time and you are dreaming of indulgences and wonderful dinner ideas.
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