Brian Turner's good-humoured directness underpins this cook's tour of his life, as he retraces his steps along the culinary route that has taken him from his northern roots to the chairmanship of the Academy of Culinary Arts. In 1986 he opened Turner's in Walton Street - a far cry from his home town in Morley and working in his father's transport cafe. Rich in anecdote and insight, the autobiographical text is complemented by over 50 recipes that both give a flavour of their era and occupy a special place in his own personal hall of fame.