{"product_id":"knife-skills-for-beginners-by-orlando-murrin","title":"Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Maid meets Knives Out with a dash of Top Chef in the debut locked room culinary mystery set in a London cooking school and written by MasterChef semi-finalist, BBC podcast host, and cookbook author Orlando Murrin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sharp-witted, skillfully rendered culinary mystery set in London's exclusive Belgravia, an acclaimed chef is thrown into teaching a cookery course to a group of high-maintenance food lovers, one of whom may have an unfortunate taste for murder . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Chester Square Cookery School in the heart of London offers students a refined setting in which to master the fine art of choux pastry and hone their hollandaise. True, the ornate mansion doesn't quite sparkle the way it used to--a feeling chef Paul Delamare is familiar with these days. Worn out and newly broke, he'd be tempted to turn down the request to fill in as teacher for a week-long residential course, if anyone other than Christian Wagner were asking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristian is one of Paul's oldest friends, as well as the former recipient of two Michelin stars and host of Pass the Gravy! Thanks to a broken arm, he's unable to teach the upcoming session himself, and recruits Paul as stand-in. Yet despite his misgivings, Paul starts to enjoy imparting his extensive knowledge to the recruits--until someone turns up dead, murdered with a cleaver Paul used earlier that day to prep a pair of squabs. Did one of his students take the lesson on knife techniques too much to heart, or was this the result of a long-simmering grudge? In between clearing his own name and teaching his class how to perfectly poach a chicken, he'll have to figure out who's the killer, and avoid being the next one to get butchered . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Funny, and at times unexpectedly moving, this thoroughly enjoyable murder mystery is packed with interesting recipe ideas, fascinating culinary facts and some jolly useful cooking hacks.\" --The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Read \u0026 Rooted","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67920150233162,"sku":"9781496751959","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/6189\/9338\/files\/9781496751959.jpg?v=1794009940","url":"https:\/\/readandrooted.com\/products\/knife-skills-for-beginners-by-orlando-murrin","provider":"Read \u0026 Rooted","version":"1.0","type":"link"}