DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME Culinary Catastrophes from the World's Greatest Chefs A hilarious and heartening collection of kitchen disasters. In this raucous new collection, over forty of the world's greatest chefs relate outrageous true tales from their kitchens. From hiring a blind line cook to flooding the room with meringue to being terrorized by a French owl, these behind-the-scenes accounts are as wildly entertaining as they are revealing. A delicious reminder that even the chefs we most admire aren't always perfect, Don't Try This at Home is a must-have for anyone who loves food or is fascinated by those who masterfully prepare it. Ferrán Adrià on when lobsters go bad José Andrés on asking for help Dan Barber on talking to your fish Mario Batali on the perfect risotto Michelle Bernstein on the many uses of chocolate Heston Blumenthal on the angriest maître d' in England Daniel Boulud on one thousand bowls of soup Anthony Bourdain on beating up the customers Jimmy Bradley on drinking games Scott Bryan on too many salamanders David Burke on hiding the laundry Samuel Clark on cooking for royalty Tom Colicchio on sneaking through customs Scott Conant on the persistence of eels Tamasin Day-Lewis on how not to store a pheasant Tom Douglas on the strange destiny of snowstorms Wylie Dufresne on birds of prey Jonathan Eismann on the healing powers of electricity Claudia Fleming on runaway meringue Gabrielle Hamilton on second sight Fergus Henderson on the far from ordinary Paul Kahan on caller ID Hubert Keller on tempting fate Giorgio Locatelli on the art of the French ambush Michael Lomonaco on feeding Pavarotti Pino Luongo on summer school in the Hamptons Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger on getting away with it Sara Moulton on how to destroy a food processor Tamara Murphy on the misuses of foie gras Cindy Pawlcyn on eating at home Neil Perry on unexpected showers Michel Richard on how to rescue a wayward cake Eric Ripert on getting to the kitchen Alain Sailhac on salty coffee and solitary confinement Marcus Samuelsson on the languages of gelatin Bill Telepan on the Fish Guys versus the Meat Guys Laurent Tourondel on rib-eye rush hour Tom Valenti on the grounds for revenge Norman Van Aken on Key West hi-jinks Geoffrey Zakarian on a license to eat dangerously