It is now easier than ever to use this culinary classic - the standard recipe reference that generations of cooks, restaurateurs and hotel managers have relied on for a foundation in the European cooking system. You will find an encyclopedic coverage of culinary dishes from appetisers through to desserts to preparing meals in the classic European tradition. This edition presents the combined knowledge of 60 Swiss culinary experts.

Europe's most authoritative culinary reference comes to the New World

A sound and comprehensive knowledge of cooking theory and technique is as essential to a great cook as a full complement of well-made kitchen tools. Based on the European culinary classic, Lehrbuch der Kuche, Classical Cooking the Modern Way: Methods and Techniques provides a complete review of the most basic culinary principles and methods that recipes call for again and again. Whether used alone or with its companion volume, Classical Cooking the Modern Way: Recipes, this book is a cornerstone culinary...