The New American Chef Cooking with the Best of Flavors and Techniques from Around the World
Publisher: Wiley, November 5, 2003.
Edition: First
Book Condition: New
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0471363448 / 9780471363446
America's leading authorities on ten influential cuisines offer a master class on authentic flavors and techniques from around the world
Today's professional chefs have the world as their pantry and can draw freely on a global palette of flavors. Now Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page bring together some of the foremost culinary authorities to reveal how to use different flavors and techniques to create a new level of culinary artistry. Mario Batali, Daniel Boulud, Alain Ducasse, Paula Wolfert, and many others share the foundations of ten influential cuisines:
* Japanese
* Italian
* Spanish
* French
* Chinese
* Indian
* Mexican
* Thai
* Vietnamese
* Moroccan
Packed with information, ideas, and photographs that will inspire every cook, The New American Chef shares a mouthwatering array of nearly 200 authentic recipes, including Honey Spare Ribs from Michael Tong of Shun Lee Palace, Gazpacho Andaluz from José Andrés of Jaleo, and Steamed Sea Bass with Lily Buds from Charles Phan of The Slanted Door.
Review
"#2 of our Top 10 Book Picks of the Year: This fabulous new book puts its finger firmly on the pulse of contemporary American cuisine...Takes you on a gastronomic tour of the world." --Cheri Sicard, FABULOUS FOODS
"The cream of the crop of this year's best cookbooks...The authors tapped the knowledge and recipes of top chefs for lessons in 10 popular cuisines." --Marilynn Marter, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
"This is a one-volume cooking school that delves into the techniques, sources, flavors and fundamentals for serious students of the philosophy of food and cooking."
--METRO TIMES DETROIT
"Distinctive...You might want to file such mostly-for-reading books as THE NEW AMERICAN CHEF under 'food for the mind.'"
--William Rice, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
About the Author
MICHAEL DONNELLY is a New York-based photographer whose work has appeared in Gourmet, House & Garden, Travel & Leisure, and the World of Interiors.
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