In his second in-depth foray into the world of professional cooking, Michael Ruhlman journeys into the heart of the profession. Observing the rigorous Certified Master Chef exam at the Culinary Institute of America, the most influential cooking school in the country, Ruhlman enters the lives and kitchens of rising star Michael Symon and renowned Thomas Keller of the French Laundry. This fascinating book will satisfy any reader's hunger for knowledge about cooking and food, the secrets of successful chefs, at what point cooking becomes an art form, and more. Like Ruhlman's The Making of a...

The author of The Soul of a Chef looks at the new role of the chef in contemporary culture

For his previous explorations into the restaurant kitchen and the men and women who call it home, Michael Ruhlman has been described by Anthony Bourdain as ?the greatest living writer on the subject of chefs?and on the business of preparing food.? In The Reach of a Chef, Ruhlman examines the profound shift in American culture that has raised restaurant cooking to the level of performance art and the status of the chef to celebrity CEO. Bibliophiles and foodies alike will savor...

Colorful, festive, and filled with imaginative ideas, this superb Christmas cookbook features cakes, cookies, and other holiday favorites, plus full-course menus, great gift ideas, and much more.
Full color photographs and B & W illustrations throughout

"Chef Charles Carroll has answered our prayers and delivered a book, a bible, a life's journal shared by a real chef in today's modern kitchen."
?Chef John Folse, CEC, AAC

"From time to time, I buy motivational books for my managing partners and chefs, and this book is my all-time favorite gift. What Chef Carroll has to say is the real thing."
?Johnny Carrabba, founder, Carrabba's Restaurant

A unique guide to leadership in the culinary arena, by a chef for chefs

Leadership Lessons from a Chef is about creating excellence in the...

The updated edition of the book Julia Child called "a 'must' for aspiring chefs"-the James Beard Award-winning guide to one of today's hottest careers
With more and more chefs achieving celebrity status, interest in the exciting world of today's leading chefs is higher than ever. Essential reading for anyone who loves food, Becoming a Chef gives an entertaining and informative insider's look at this dynamic profession, going behind the scenes to look into some of the most celebrated restaurant kitchens across the nation. More than 60 leading chefs-including some of the newest...

Now in its fourth edition, this popular guide to designing and pricing menus has even more information that will help turn your ordinary menu into a merchandising and cost control tool.

The completely revised and updated edition of this indispensable resource contains more than 8,000 terms relating to food ingredients, cooking styles, preparation techniques, utensils, and types of culinary service. Clear and concise definitions, word origins, and simple phonetic pronunications make this reference invaluable for food and beverage professionals.

A basic text-workbook for the food preparation lab portion of the foodservice fundamentals'' course. Twenty-two compact chapters offer information on cooking procedures and food categories. Features small quantity recipes with simple ingredient, equipment and procedure lists, mise en place (prep) sheet for all recipes, review exercises and glossaries of key terminology with definitions.

American Culinary Federation's Guide to Culinary Certification is the essential guide to obtaining the credentials awarded to cooks and chefs, including pastry cooks and chefs, denoting a sophisticated level of industry experience and professional education rigorously evaluated by the American Culinary Federation (ACF). Written by the certifying body of the ACF, this invaluable resource is the only authoritative guide to its certification process. It features clear explanations of specific skills tested at all five certification levels, advice for passing every certification level, and...

The math skills needed for a successful foodservice career--now in a new edition

Culinary Calculations, Second Edition provides the mathematical knowledge and skills that are essential for a successful career in today's competitive foodservice industry. This user-friendly guide starts with basic principles before introducing more specialized topics like recipe conversion and costing, AP/EP, menu pricing, and inventory costs. Written in a nontechnical, easy-to-understand style, the book features a running case study that applies math concepts to a real-world example: opening a...

The definitive guide to a successful career as a professional personal chef

The job of professional personal chef is one of the fastest growing careers in foodservice. People are choosing to become personal chefs in order to have a culinary career on their own terms, with a self-determined schedule and freedom from restaurant strictures. Not only do personal chefs have the chance to work with food in a more creative, personalized way, they are also able to approach their careers with a more entrepreneurial business sense.

Written by Candy Wallace, the founder and Executive...

Contains restaurant-style recipes in quantities of four and sixteen for students who have completed a basic course in professional cooking. Contains 16 pages of color photographs showing presentations of the finished dishes; 200 black-and-white photos illustrating procedures and equipment.

For anyone who is contemplating a career in the culinary field or those who have chosen to teach the next generation of professional cooks, this book will provide some comic relief, some realistic definition of expectations, some candid observations and numerous stories that paint a vivid picture about a field that one rarely chooses; the field more frequently chooses them.

Cooking Secrets-The Why and How is easy to read from A to Z, and emphasizes light cuisine with a French accent. This useful, problem solver, guide makes reading and cooking fun.

Twenty years since its first publication, From a Baker's Kitchen remains the very best single introduction to foolproof professional-quality home baking. Gail Sherthe first head baker of the celebrated Tassajara Bread Bakery in San Franciscocreated more than 100 clear, foolproof, and wonderfully varied recipes, divided into two basic categories: yeasted breads, ranging from white breads to whole-wheat, rye and specialty-flour breads (including recipes for rolls and buns as well as loaves); and quick breads, covering corn breads, spoonbreads, biscuits, tea cakes, batter breads, gingerbread,...

For the first time, all the best that the French Culinary Institute has to offer can be found in a single sumptuous volume that presents the six- and nine-week courses taught at the FCI that cover all 250 basic techniques of French cooking. Along with more than 650 full-color photographs, the book features more than 200 recipes.

With this well-established cookery text, the authors cover everything from the most basic dishes to those requiring advanced techniques. The book continues to pay attention to the cost of materials, sensible eating, hygienic practices and good nutrition.

A revolution in cooking

Sous vide is the culinary innovation that has everyone in the food world talking. In this revolutionary new cookbook, Thomas Keller, America's most respected chef, explains why this foolproof technique, which involves cooking at precise temperatures below simmering, yields results that other culinary methods cannot. For the first time, one can achieve short ribs that are meltingly tender even when cooked medium rare. Fish, which has a small window of doneness, is easier to finesse, and shellfish stays succulent no matter how long it's been on the stove. Fruit and...

The International School of Sugarcraft is the most comprehensive course on sugarcraft ever published.

This edition, Book One, is arraigned as a twenty-lesson course book that teaches how to make perfect cakes, icings and frostings, runouts, ribbonwork, frills, collars, lettering, modelling and piped decorations. This cake decorating book is the perfect foundation for anyone who has never decorated a cake and an excellent refresher and reference book for those with basic skills. Inside this cake decoration book are over 100 tested recipes, step-by-step photographs, and...