The proven recipe to get ahead in your career

This is a captivating read for anyone who cares about the food industry and especially those with an interest in a career in food. Renee serves up her incredible set of experiences and lessons to life in a fun and fascinating way. I can tell you from having sampled her amazing cooking that she knows how to combine incredibly delicious taste with health and sustainability and that’s what this book brings out - a truly delicious "recipe" for what's achievable in the industry.

Renee Guilbault reached the pinnacle of the food industry, and now opens the door so that anyone with talent and motivation can follow in her footsteps. This is the definitive insider’s guide to the food industry. I wish I had this book when I was starting my journey into the world of food.

Reading this book gave me so many a-ha moments—I wish I had received advice like this when I was starting out as a young manager. I want everyone on my team to read it, no matter where they are on their career journey!

Who better to guide you through the twists and turns of a career in food than a professional who has lived it and seen all sides? Renee captures her entertaining journey from server to leader with characteristic honesty and humor, sharing experiences that are valuable to the careers of those just starting out and inspiring the confidence of those who are looking to grow their influence in the food industry. Here is your opportunity to learn from the best.

A must-read book for anyone looking to examine a career path and take the food industry by storm! Ambition and Renee’s sound step-by-step insider’s guide are a recipe for success. This book is packed with wisdom and a keen understanding of the ‘real world’ challenges of today’s corporate food industry and how to navigate them all successfully with clarity and ease. Engaging, practical, and applicable--well done!

Renee shares her career journey in a direct, humorous, and authentic way. Filled with insights and advice (and delicious recipes!), this book is a much needed resource for anyone interested in, or navigating their way through, a career in the food industry.

This book needs to be mandatory reading for the food industry professional - whether entry level hourly worker, or one transitioning into a leadership role. Renee breaks it down and tells it like it is; brutally honest, and holds nothing back. I am privileged to have witnessed Renee's process first hand when I was a chef at the Google headquarters in Mountain View California. Renee absolutely refused to entertain mediocrity. Nothing less than "A" game effort would be accepted, no exceptions! She inspired us to be the best we could ever be. Those of us who cared to listen to her advice enjoyed career advancements previously never thought even conceivable. You now have direct access to that brilliant mind. A Taste of Opportunity is Renee's playbook for career success. Anyone looking to make it in the food industry would be foolish to pass up on this treasure trove of insider secrets.

Ms. Guilbault's reflections on her career are an encouraging and humorous expose of all that goes on behind the scenes to get food on the table in restaurants, QSRs, hotels and other outlets. The opportunities are limitless for those willing to show up, be honest, honor their agreements and work - and this book is a wonderful reminder of how to excel in the foodservice industry and achieve the proverbial American Dream, regardless of education or background.

A Taste of Opportunity is so much more than a book directed solely to the food industry. Replace the word customer for client and you have the recipe for success no matter what your career goals are. Renee’s humor and telling it like it is makes A Taste of Opportunity an easy and enjoyable read. Highly recommend!”

A Taste of Opportunity is a career guide that reads like a delicious full-course meal. It is filled with inspirational stories, useful tips and clear guidance for those who want to not only make a career in the food industry, but make meaning and impact.

Renee has written a book that shows us all the same points we're trying to make in our television series -- food and farming impact every aspect of our lives. The days of 'dumb' farmers and chefs are long gone -- food is a business. Business requires leadership. Renee niftily ties all those threads together in an entertaining and enlightening read that's applicable to anybody with a career interest in where the food comes from and how we get fed.