Alasdair Gill Knives and Spoons: A Chef's Story of Kitchens, Addictions and Mayhem

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Alasdair Gill Knives and Spoons: A Chef's Story of Kitchens, Addictions and Mayhem

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An insider account about the burn of the kitchen and the bite of addiction from London chef Alasdair Gill.

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Description: Binding: Paperback
Date Published: 09 Jul 2026
'A vital new voice who speaks so powerfully about addiction' - Bryony Gordon, journalist
'It'll show all those who love The Bear how to really tear up a kitchen' - Camilla Long, journalist
'Magnificent, brutally honest and very funny . . . I never wanted it to stop' - Jon Spiteri, restaurateur
'Ali gives a proper insight into not only how he has worked, but into how he has thought . . . Do learn from him' - Jeremy King, restaurateur
'A story of hope, love, cooking and redemption. Brilliant' - Tom Parker-Bowles, food writer and critic

From working in some of London's most prestigious restaurants to scrubbing fat from kitchen floors, Alasdair Gill's life as a chef has been a series of exhilarating highs and harrowing lows. But so too has his private life. Taking readers behind the swinging kitchen doors of London's dining scene, he shows us the major contradictions in his life, from crossing paths with Anthony Bourdain and preparing dishes for the ultra wealthy to hiding in drug-fuelled kitchen dens and a wake-up call that nearly ended his life.

Knives and Spoons is a raw and honest look at the chaotic and often toxic world of professional kitchens, filled with fierce and unforgiving moments, but also a testament to the power of finding one's craft and the long road to recovery.

For readers of Kitchen Confidential and Tart, this is a candid insider account of life on the frontlines of London's food scene.
About the Author: Alasdair Gill is a chef, writer and son of the late food critic A.A. Gill, whose career has taken him from the pressure-cooker environment of London's finest dining establishments to his current work as a private chef. His writing can be regularly found in The Sunday Times, Vice, Times 2, ST magazine, ST style, You magazine and Tatler. Knives and Spoons is his first book.
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Reviews

A vital new voice who speaks so powerfully about addiction -- Bryony Gordon
Incredibly moving, heartbreaking, savage, vivid, shocking, immediate and of course very funny. It'll also show all those who love The Bear how to really tear up a kitchen -- Camilla Long
Magnificent, powerful, brutally honest and a very funny book . . . I never wanted it to stop -- Jon Spiteri
Restaurant biographies tend to be boring and repetitive . . . but not in Ali's account. He gives a proper insight into not only how he has worked, but how he has thought . . . It has been a privilege to observe him not only succeed in adversity, but thrive. Do learn from him -- Jeremy King, Restaurateur
Not only a beautifully written, outrageously funny tale of kitchen excess, but a story of hope, love, cooking and redemption. Brilliant -- Tom Parker-Bowles
Tragic, darkly funny and unexpectedly moving . . . He has also inherited his father's way with words * The Bookseller *

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