This book tells the story of IGNI, Geelong’s high-end degustation restaurant in a Geelong backstreet. Documenting a warts-and-all account of what it takes to open and run a new restaurant, chef and owner Aaron Turner reveals the daily challenges he faced, from the financial strains, the stress, fear and tantrums, to personal crises and the pressure of success and failure through dated reflections, the development of recipes, a gradually unfolding narrative through each chapter.