Close-up of a smiling man with a bald head, wearing a black shirt and a bracelet, holding his head with both hands, with open mouth and expressive eyes. Text on the image reads, "I'm not high-maintenance (as long as everything's perfect)" and "A chef's diary — 30 years of cooking, kitchens, and chaos Matthew Gladstone."

I’m Not High-Maintenance (As Long As Everything’s Perfect)

I’ve Spent thirty years cooking for people who live behind gates and expect everything to be perfect . I started in haute-cuisine catering on private estates- the kind with driveways longer than most peoples commutes– ran restaurants, a boutique hotel on Rodeo Drive, and eventually became a private chef to celebrities, captains of industry, and the insanely wealthy.

That life turned into a book.