Work Clean by Dan Charnas audiobook

Work Clean: The life-changing power of mise-en-place to organize your life, work, and mind

By Dan Charnas
Read by Dan Charnas

Random House Audio
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    ISBN: 9781524702847

Chefs across the globe have honed an incredible system for working with efficiency called mise-en-place. In this audiobook, Dan Charnas reveals how to use those principles in any kind of work, outside the kitchen. Work Clean spells out the 10 major principles of mise-en-place or putting in place for chefs: 1) Preparation is Prime; 2) Arranging spaces; 3) Cleaning as you go; 4) Making the first moves; 5) Finishing actions; 6) Slowing down to speed up; 7) Call and callback; 8) Open ears and eyes; 9) Inspect and edit; 10) Total utilization. One by one, Charnas shows how applying each of these principles at the office and at home creates a simple system for organizing your life, work, and mind.

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Chefs across the globe have honed an incredible system for working with efficiency called mise-en-place. In this audiobook, Dan Charnas reveals how to use those principles in any kind of work, outside the kitchen. Work Clean spells out the 10 major principles of mise-en-place or putting in place for chefs: 1) Preparation is Prime; 2) Arranging spaces; 3) Cleaning as you go; 4) Making the first moves; 5) Finishing actions; 6) Slowing down to speed up; 7) Call and callback; 8) Open ears and eyes; 9) Inspect and edit; 10) Total utilization. One by one, Charnas shows how applying each of these principles at the office and at home creates a simple system for organizing your life, work, and mind.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

The concept of mise-en-place can seem stoic or robotic even, but Dan Charnas has revealed otherwise in Work Clean. It is a means to completing successfully what is right in front of us - whether in or out of the kitchen - through consideration and action. —Chef Sam Henderson
Systems and organization have always been a key to my success in the food service industry. Work Clean uses excellent examples to explain the necessity of structure as the foundation for not only restaurants but everyday life as well. —Chef Marc Djozlija
Dan Charnas writes informatively about the sometimes unglamorous, yet undeniably crucial role of organization in our kitchens and our lives, with clever wit and eloquence. Work Clean should be required reading for all aspiring chefs. —Chef Rob Halpern
In Work Clean, Dan Charnas outlines a valuable parallel between the systems used to organize a busy kitchen and the ways we organize our everyday lives. As a chef, I know all too well the importance of preparation, planning, and working clean. Charnas describes how applying these principles of mise-en-place to tasks outside of the kitchen can improve efficiency and quality of work, and ultimately, quality of life. —Chef Eric Ripert
A distinctive and fascinating read! Work Clean shares the skills used by chefs to help you manage your time and resources to effectively get the most out of life. —Chef Alfred Portale
Finally abook that shows the rest of the world that a chef's meticulous need for order isn't about obsession--it's a way to set them up for success. —Chef Marcus Samuelsson
“Finally abook that shows the rest of the world that a chef’s meticulous need for order isn’t about obsession—it’s a way to set them up for success.” —Chef Marcus Samuelsson
“A distinctive and fascinating read! Work Clean shares the skills used by chefs to help you manage your time and resources to effectively get the most out of life.” —Chef Alfred Porale
“The concept of mise-en-place can seem stoic or robotic even, but Dan Charnas has revealed otherwise in Work Clean. It is a means to completing successfully what is right in front of us—whether in or out of the kitchen—through consideration and action.” —Chef Sam Henderson
“Author and narrator Dan Charnas provides a persuasive performance…Charnas’s observations in and out of the kitchen illuminate how the Work Clean principles are derived from the mise-en-place discipline…Charnas’s narration is fluid, crisp, and clear. He captures the chaos of the kitchen and convincingly conveys how the Work Clean principles can be applied to the world outside the kitchen.” —AudioFile

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Author Bio: Dan Charnas

Author Bio: Dan Charnas

Dan Charnas is the author of the definitive history of the hip-hop business, The Big Payback and the author of Work Clean, a book detailing applying chefs’ techniques to almost any life situation. He was also the co-creator and executive producer of the VH1 movie and TV series, The Breaks. He is an associate professor at NYU/Tisch’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Nonfiction/Self-Help
Runtime: 8.84
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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