Wine Girl: The Trials and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier Contributor(s): James, Victoria (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062979515 ISBN-13: 9780062979513 Publisher: Harper Large Print OUR PRICE: $26.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Culinary - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Cooking | Beverages - Alcoholic- General |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 448 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An affecting memoir from the country's youngest sommelier, tracing her path through the glamorous but famously toxic restaurant world
It would take hitting bottom at a new restaurant and restorative trips to the vineyards where she could feel closest to the wine she loved for Victoria to re-emerge, clear-eyed and passionate, and a proud leader of her own Michelin-starred restaurant. Exhilarating and inspiring, Wine Girl is the memoir of a young woman breaking free from an abusive and traumatic childhood on her own terms; an ethnography of the glittering, high-octane, but notoriously corrosive restaurant industry; and above all, a love letter to the restorative and life-changing effects of good wine and good hospitality. |
Contributor Bio(s): James, Victoria: - Victoria James has worked in restaurants since she was thirteen. She was certified as a sommelier when she was twenty-one, making her the youngest sommelier in the country. She was Food & Wine's Sommelier of the Year in 2018, and has appeared on both Forbes and Zagat's "30 Under 30" lists. She has worked at some of the most prestigious restaurants in New York City, including Marea and Aureole. Currently, she is the Beverage Director and partner at Cote, a Michelin-starred hot spot in the Flatiron district. She is the author of Drink Pink: A Celebration of Rosé, which Harper Design published in 2017. |