Spiced by Dalia Jurgensen

The full title of this book is - Spiced: A pastry chef's true stories of trials by fire, after-hours exploits, and what really goes on in the kitchen.


This is a memoir of the author's experience making a career change from an office job into the culinary world. She goes to culinary school and rises through the ranks of several prestigious restaurants as a pastry chef.

This was a fun, easy read, but it seemed like there was something missing. Culinary school seemed way easier than I'm thinking it is, unless the author was extremely capable and talented as a beginner. She chronicles some challenges, mostly being surrounded by a lot of males in the restaurant industry. But still, her whole journey seemed pretty easy so that makes me wonder if there's stuff that's missing. Overall though, it was an enjoyable read.