From the first six months through a mid-year break of camping & cooking in the bush to the harsh winter months & on to the end of its first year this book tells the story of IGNI a high-end degustation restaurant in a Geelong backstreet Documenting a warts-&-all account of what it takes to open & run a new restaurant chef & owner Aaron Turner reveals the daily challenges he faced from the financial strains the stress fear & tantrums to personal crises & the pressure of success & failure His story is told through dated 'diary' entries of the author's own reflections the development of recipes a gradually unfolding narrative through each chapter & stunning photography from award-winning photographer Julian Kingma that captures the food moments & brilliance of a determined young chef in a new restaurant