An evocative memoir from the much-loved and bestselling chef. Stein tells of his life from his childhood, which was overshadowed by the bi-polarity of his father, to his years in Australia following his father's suicide, to his time running a mobile disco and a nightclub, to his eventual career as a restaurateur, entrepreneur, author and TV chef. Stein's cookbooks have sold more than 2 million copies in the UK alone, and this is similar to Nigel Slater's }Toast{.