Five books a top fine-dining chef couldn’t live without: Richard Ekkebus’ must-reads for a desert island

Richard Ekkebus, the culinary director of The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, grew up in Vlissingen, a coastal port in southwest Holland. He often visited his grandmother’s restaurant as a child and later, as an engineering student at university, he worked in restaurants, first as a kitchen porter and then as an assistant chef. Eventually his love of cooking won over and he left his engineering studies to pursue his career as a chef. Five books Save the Children CEO Amy Fong can’t live...

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