Through interviews with chefs working in professional kitchens all over the world, culinary students, line cooks and restaurant employees, the author reveals the ten major principles of mise-en-place - including 'Arranging spaces', 'Finishing actions' and more. He also demonstrates how they can be used to boost productivity in all aspects of life.

Dan Charnas is an award-winning journalist and author of The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop. He has also worked at media, marketing and tech executive for companies including Warner Bros and Sony and as a producer for MTV, VH1 and FitTV. He is currently an associate arts professor of writing, history and emergent media at the Tisch School of the Arts and New York University.