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Estrellas de plomo - cover

Estrellas de plomo

Claudio Ponce

Publisher: Editorial Bubok Publishing

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Summary

La pasión por la alta cocina, la obsesión por la perfección, las mil horas de trabajo necesarias, la rentabilidad del negocio, las presiones externas para mantener el galardón, los sobornos y las malas prácticas periodísticas representan la mochila de André, que tiene que tomar la decisión más importante de su vida para calmar el tremendo dolor que tiene en el alma.

Estrellas de plomo se sumerge en la intimidad del sector de la alta cocina francesa e internacional para desvelar los entresijos que se esconden dentro y fuera de uno de los sectores más apasionantes del mundo.
Available since: 02/07/2025.
Print length: 180 pages.

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