The Making of Chef Pardus and Chapter 7: You Understand What I Am Saying? Summary and Analysis

Chef Pardus is an important aspect of Ruhlman's cooking education. Literally, Pardus teaches Ruhlman a number of techniques and recipes. However, Pardus helps Ruhlman to determine his own passion for cooking.

Ruhlman wants to talk to Pardus about his comments to him on the phone. For Pardus, he says it brings up a lot of emotional topics. He explains that in order to embrace the career of a chef, you have to accept that you will miss many important holidays and events with your family. While everyone else is at home with their family on Mother's Day, for example, Pardus cannot spend time with his mother until the day after. The same is true for Christmas, Thanksgiving...