NORMAN, JILL (ED) — The Cook\S Book

Australia, Covent Garden Books (DK). 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 28.5cm. Book, 648 taste tempting pp & just shy of the 3 kg mark. This superlative volume is a culinary arts education in itself: what foodie wouldn't want to read Charlie Trotter's tips on preparing fish and shellfish, or Norman Van Aken's take on Latin American cooking? Instructions from world renowned chefs like Paris's Pierre Hermè and Japan's Hisayuki Takeuchi ring with authority, though female chefs are notably absent, save for Sydney's Christine Manfield. This book takes a two-tiered approach by expanding on the basics in chapters on sauces and dressings, flavorings, and poultry and game birds, and exploring specific cuisines in sections on India, Japan, the Middle East and other regions. review >>> Whether you are trying to improve your cooking or simply learning how to cook -- this book is a self help encyclopedia on cooking. Owner name atop 1st blank page, no - it's not G. Ramsay! , Excellent/Excellent.