Melanie Dunea

Melanie Dunea meets Heat in this award-winning photographer's stunning celebration of world-famous chefs and their final meals.Chefs have been playing the "My Last Supper" game among themselves for decades, if not centuries, but it had always been kept within the profession until now. Melanie Dunea came up with the ingenious idea to ask fifty of the world's famous chefs to let her in on this insider's game and tell her what their final meals would be. My Last Supper showcases their fascinating answers alongside stunning Vanity Fair -style portraits. Their responses are surprising, refreshing, and as distinct from each other as the chefs themselves. The portraits--gorgeous, intimate, and playful--are informed by their answers and reveal the passions and personalities of the most respected names in the business. Lastly, one recipe from each landmark meal is included in the back of the book. With My Last Supper , Dunea found a way into the typically harried, hidden minds of the people who have turned preparing food into an art. Who wouldn't want to know where Alain Ducasse would like his supper to be? And who would prepare Daniel Boulud's final meal? What would Anthony Bourdain's guest list look like? As the clock ticked, what album would Gordon Ramsay be listening to? And just what would Mario Batali eat for the last time? Ferrán Adrià, José Andrés, Dan Barber, Lidia Bastianich, Mario Batali, Rick Bayless, Michelle Bernstein, Daniel Boulud, Anthony Bourdain, Scott Conant, Gary Danko, Hélène Darroze, Alain Ducasse, Wylie Dufresne, Suzanne Goin, Gabrielle Hamilton, Fergus Henderson, Thomas Keller, Giorgio Locatelli, Masa Kobayashi, Nobu, Jamie Oliver, Jacques Pepin, Gordon Ramsay, Michel Richard, Eric Ripert, Marcus Samuelsson, Charlie Trotter, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and more…

In her first book, My Last Supper, Melanie Dunea transformed a pastime that has animated restaurants after hours for decades into a sumptuous photographic journey that provided a glimpse into the rarified world of top chefs. The book garnered national media and critical acclaim for the chic and beautiful package and the totally unique concept.In My Last The NextCourse, Dunea expands her circle from the highest echelons of chefs to include the best-loved food personalities such as Emeril Lagasse, Rachael Ray, Joël Robuchon, Tom Colicchio, and Bobby Flay to ask them the question that drove the first "What would you eat for your last meal on earth?"A perfect gift for anyone who loves food, beautifully produced with gorgeous photography, My Last The Next Course is so much more than a coffee table book—it's a fascinating glimpse into the world of people who eat, breathe, and sleep food. As the number of people who consider themselves foodies has exploded, this book is sure to capture the audience who loved the first one and captivate those who are new to the scene.

(Country Music) Folio (12.5 x 9.25"), hardcover, original jacket, number line counts to 1. Beautiful, imaginative, and revealing photographs of country music's biggest starts, alongside interviews that reveal the artists' surprising musical roots and inspirations, their defining moments, and their five favorite songs of all time. Featuring artists such as Brad Paisley, Brooks & Dunn, Carrie Underwood, Dwaight Yoakam, George Jones, Gretchen Wilson, John Rich, Kenny Chesney, Randy Travis, Reba McEntire, Sugarland, Trace Adkins, Vince Gill, and more! Fine/Fine condition.

“What is the most precious part of your body?”What started as an idle thought between celebrity photographer couple Melanie Dunea and Nigel Parry quickly developed into a serious metaphysical investigation using today’s most captivating personalities. The resulting photographs, accompanied by a quote from each celebrity explaining their choice of body part, reveals the subjects' personalities through their choice, their own words, and Dunea and Parry’s eloquent images.Precious Harrison Ford, Dustin Hoffman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rosie O’Donnell, Johnny Depp, Joan Allen, Anthony LaPaglia, John Leguizamo, Mary-Louise Parker, Gloria Estefan, Juliette Lewis, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tommy Hilfiger, Bruce Willis, Eric McCormack, Ellen DeGeneres, Pierce Brosnan, Stanley Tucci, Meg Ryan, Chloë Sevigny, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hawk, Kiefer Sutherland, Illeana Douglas, Alan Cumming, Mariska Hargitay, Mickey Rourke, Lukas Haas, Diane von Furstenberg, Gia Carides, Jeri Ryan, Jackie Mason, Alessandro Nivola, Miranda Otto, Lisa Marie, Erica Jong, Paloma Picasso, Mark Feuerstein, Audrey Quock, Laura Elena Harring, Ute Lemper, Twyla Tharp, Tony Bennett, Daniel Boulud, David Copperfield, Eve Ensler, Michael Panes, Kevin Venardos, Ed Koch, Kenny Chesney, Nathaniel Parker, Mario Batali, Poppy Montgomery, Edie Falco, Paul Theroux, Paul Giamatti, George Lois, Michael Gross, Roger Rosenblatt, Pauly Shore, Raoul Felder, Frederick Weller, Stephani Victor, Vinny Vella, Sr., Elijah Wood, Judith Regan, Richard Johnson.Author royalties from Precious will be donated to the Starlight Children’s Foundation , an international nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for seriously ill children and their families.

Some of the chefs contained in this book are the ones insisting their diet aesthetics till the death, such as adding ice blocks of river water to whiskt, choosing the truffle with dark marble grain, adding truffle oil when boiling eggs, using spoon made of oyster shell to scoop caviar, etc; some are chefs choosing to return to the originality and simplicity, such as the lasagna made by mother, American southern fried chicken, traditional baguette with cream or sausage, etc. The cooiking essence and the whole life of all these chefs, no matter where their restaurants are, no matter how many Michelin stars they have, or no matter European, American, Chinese, Japanese or African they are, are all reflected in this book.

Annie Leibovitz meets Heat in this award-winning photographer’s stunning celebration of world-famous chefs and their final meals.Chefs have been playing the “My Last Supper” game among themselves for decades, if not centuries, but it had always been kept within the profession until now. Melanie Dunea came up with the ingenious idea to ask fifty of the world’s famous chefs to let her in on this insider’s game and tell her what their final meals would be. My Last Supper showcases their fascinating answers alongside stunning Vanity Fair –style portraits. Their responses are surprising, refreshing, and as distinct from each other as the chefs themselves. The portraits—gorgeous, intimate, and playful—are informed by their answers and reveal the passions and personalities of the most respected names in the business. Lastly, one recipe from each landmark meal is included in the back of the book. With My Last Supper , Dunea found a way into the typically harried, hidden minds of the people who have turned preparing food into an art. Who wouldn’t want to know where Alain Ducasse would like his supper to be? And who would prepare Daniel Boulud’s final meal? What would Anthony Bourdain’s guest list look like? As the clock ticked, what album would Gordon Ramsay be listening to? And just what would Mario Batali eat for the last time? Ferrán Adrià, José Andrés, Dan Barber, Lidia Bastianich, Mario Batali, Rick Bayless, Michelle Bernstein, Daniel Boulud, Anthony Bourdain, Scott Conant, Gary Danko, Hélène Darroze, Alain Ducasse, Wylie Dufresne, Suzanne Goin, Gabrielle Hamilton, Fergus Henderson, Thomas Keller, Giorgio Locatelli, Masa Kobayashi, Nobu, Jamie Oliver, Jacques Pepin, Gordon Ramsay, Michel Richard, Eric Ripert, Marcus Samuelsson, Charlie Trotter, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and more…

BY Dunea, Melanie ( Author ) [{ My Last The Next 50 More Great Chefs and Their Final Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes By Dunea, Melanie ( Author ) Sep - 27- 2011 ( Hardcover ) } ]