I am a keen cook. Self taught in most things, hit or miss with almost everything I cook,but always appreciated, I found this book very helpful.
Felt like I have a good teacher to keep m right.
Yet to come across another on the same par as this.
Feel like it lets you in on a lot of top little cooking secrets and tips that make all the difference.
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Concur with the others. A self confessed cook book junkie and owner of The Cooks Book, I was more than disappointed with this. There are far better skills books on the market - if that's what you're looking for Nick Nairn's cooking school has a brilliant new one. If you don't have The Cooks Book -I'd pick that over this book as is better value and has much more info...
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Testsuya Wakuda has put together a refreshingly modern collection of dishes that are at once simple and focused, while sure to be challenging enough for even the most sophisticated food enthusiasts. From the prominent influences of japanese cuisine to the direction and tradition of french cooking, the recipes show a keen and expert coming together of styles, well above the level of the usual fusion cuisine. All of this is interspersed with beautiful photography and extremely informative additional notes. It is an instant classic cookbook which is on par with others from greats such as Blanc, Trotter or Keller. Not to be missed!
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Testsuya Wakuda has put together a refreshingly modern collection of dishes that are at once simple and focused, while sure to be challenging enough for even the most sophisticated food enthusiasts. From the prominent influences of japanese cuisine to the direction and tradition of french cooking, the recipes show a keen and expert coming together of styles, well above the level of the usual fusion cuisine. All of this is interspersed with beautiful photography and extremely informative additional notes. It is an instant classic cookbook which is on par with others from greats such as Blanc, Trotter or Keller. Not to be missed!
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This is the type of book you want to tell people about. Trotters passion for cuisine jumps out of every page. The squab terrine is worth buying this book for alone. And how many other books cover squab so well.
If you want a cook book for impressing friends when they are round to dine then this is the book.
The only problem I have with this book is that everytime I thumb through it I realise I am not at Charlie Trotters restaurant.
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This is the type of book you want to tell people about. Trotters passion for cuisine jumps out of every page. The squab terrine is worth buying this book for alone. And how many other books cover squab so well.
If you want a cook book for impressing friends when they are round to dine then this is the book.
The only problem I have with this book is that everytime I thumb through it I realise I am not at Charlie Trotters restaurant.
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This delightful book contains more than one hundred recipies of raw foods that can be prepared by slicing, dehydrating and juicing or cooked at low temperatures. Compiled by Roxanne Klein, a proponent of the health benefits of raw food, and restaurateur and writer Charlie Trotter, it opens up a new world of culinary delight in which the food retains all of its nutritional value.
Intense heat destroys beneficial enzymes and that is why raw is better. The authors explain the beauty and the health benefits of fruits and vegetables whilst providing delicious recipes like for example Polenta with Wild Mushroom Ragout and Peppercorn Crusted Cashew Cheese with Honeycomb and Balsamic Vinegar.
This delightful book contains more than one hundred recipies of raw foods that can be prepared by slicing, dehydrating and juicing or cooked at low temperatures. Compiled by Roxanne Klein, a proponent of the health benefits of raw food, and restaurateur and writer Charlie Trotter, it opens up a new world of culinary delight in which the food retains all of its nutritional value.
Intense heat destroys beneficial enzymes and that is why raw is better. The authors explain the beauty and the health benefits of fruits and vegetables whilst providing delicious recipes like for example Polenta with Wild Mushroom Ragout and Peppercorn Crusted Cashew Cheese with Honeycomb and Balsamic Vinegar.
This delightful book contains more than one hundred recipies of raw foods that can be prepared by slicing, dehydrating and juicing or cooked at low temperatures. Compiled by Roxanne Klein, a proponent of the health benefits of raw food, and restaurateur and writer Charlie Trotter, it opens up a new world of culinary delight in which the food retains all of its nutritional value.
Intense heat destroys beneficial enzymes and that is why raw is better. The authors explain the beauty and the health benefits of fruits and vegetables whilst providing delicious recipes like for example Polenta with Wild Mushroom Ragout and Peppercorn Crusted Cashew Cheese with Honeycomb and Balsamic Vinegar.
This is a fantastically beautiful book that dismays me. I appreciate the suggested substitutions- when they're provided, but I don't understand the lack of sources. I don't understand why "caramelize" and "filo" make the glossary but "feuille de brick crepe" doesn't. Is that the wafer you find on Italian nougat? I guess so, but I have no idea where to get it.
I also don't understand the "basic recipe" selection process. I kind of think that sweet pie dough is more basic than honey-chickpea ice cream. Call me crazy. This section needs an overhaul.
For somebody as admirably obsessed with perfection as Charlie Trotter seems to be, the proofing errors and dumb editing decisions ... Read More:
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