Raised by Wolves

Name: Raised by Wolves
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781922806307
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A memoir with bite

By Jess Ho

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In Raised by Wolves by Jess Ho, the memoir dives into the dynamic culinary world and their personal journey navigating it. Jess Ho provides an incisive perspective on the hospitality industry, reflecting on their experiences, identity, and the challenging yet rewarding path they traversed. It's a candid look at food culture and the personal growth that comes with pursuing one's passion in a demanding environment.
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You might enjoy this captivating memoir if you're intrigued by the bustling world of hospitality and the personal journey of forging identity within it. With vivid storytelling, the author offers insights into a dynamic life shaped by the restaurant industry, filled with passion, challenges and self-discovery. If you appreciate a candid exploration of personal and professional evolution, this book will likely resonate with you.

Raised by Wolves

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Growing up Cantonese in the racist outer suburbs of Melbourne was hard enough for Jess Ho, but add in a dysfunctional family who only ever made peace over food (and then only until the bill arrived), and it's clear that a normal life was never on the menu for her. She emerged from her childhood with two important traits: a major psychological complex and a kick-arse palate. Both would help her fit right into the messy world of Melbourne's food scene.

In hospitality, Jess found her new family, a bunch of outsiders who shared her lust for life and appetite for self-destruction. As the Australian food scene exploded, fuelled by a thirst for the sort of 'exotic' foods she'd grown up on, Jess thrived, helping to create iconic venues and becoming one of the most influential voices in Australia's bar and restaurant scene. But over time she realised that the industry she loved had its own dysfunctions: greed, ego, sexual harassment, exploitation and a never-ending fetishisation of Asian food culture. And Jess wasn't one to hold her tongue.

Fierce, funny and razor-sharp, Raised by Wolves is a potent coming-of-age story from a savage new voice.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922806307

Publisher: Affirm Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 July 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: Affirm Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 3886.0mm

Height: 5918.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

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Biography & Memoir Jess Ho Non-Fiction

About the Author

Jess Ho is best known for their take-no-prisoners opinions on the hospitality industry. They were the food and drink editor for Time Out Melbourne, having previously contributed to several bar and restaurant guides for the publication along with countless reviews. Jess has also been published in The Guardian, Food service REP, Virgin Voyeur, Time and Tide and Eater and has contributed to many restaurant guides and cookbooks. Jess is a regular presenter at food and wine events and festivals across Melbourne and has toured large-scale wine events around the country. They've also been a judge on a commercial-network food show, but don't ask them about it unless they've had something very strong to drink. Raised by Wolves is Jess's first book.