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Chef's Book of Formulas, Yields and Sizes Arno Schmidt · 1990 · 358p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The ultimate quick-reference cost control resource for busy kitchens The Chef's Book of Formulas, Yields, and Sizes is a powerful tool for controlling food costs in any foodservice operation. Now in an updated third edition, this encyclopedic reference is packed with helpful, practical information, including kitchen yields for more than 2,000 ingredients listed by food groups, sample purchase… Shares: Restauration collective, Food service, Quantity cookery, Quantity cooking

The Professional Chef Culinary Institute of America. · 1962 · ★ 4.6 · 1232p · ≈ 41h · Challenging "Named one of the five favorite culinary books of this decade by Food Arts magazine, The Professional Chef is the classic kitchen reference that many of America's top chefs have used to understand basic skills and standards for quality as well as develop a sense of how cooking works. Now, the ninth edition features an all-new, user-friendly design that guides readers through each cooking… Shares: Food service, Quantity cookery, Quantity cooking, Cooking

New Professional Chef Culinary Institute of America. · 1991 · 1190p · ≈ 39h · Challenging xxiv, 1190 p. : 29 cm Shares: Quantity cookery, Quantity cooking, Cooking

The chef's compendium of professional recipes Fuller, John · 1963 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Range of principal recipes currently used in hotels, restaurants and other catering establishments. Shares: Restauration collective, Quantity cookery, Quantity cooking, Cooking

The theory of catering Ronald Kinton · 1964 · ★ 4.5 · 412p · ≈ 13h · Moderate a best to read Shares: Food service, Food industry and trade, Cooking

Food Process Engineering F. Xavier Malcata · 2020 · 536p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Food Process Engineering: Safety Assurance and Complements pursues a logical sequence of coverage of industrial processing of food and raw material where safety and complementary issues are germane. Measures to guarantee food safety are addressed at start, and the most relevant intrinsic and extrinsic factors are reviewed, followed by description of unit operations that control microbial activity… Shares: Food industry and trade, Cooking

Practical cookery Victor Ceserani · 1962 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate This edition includes information on food allergies, sauces, butters and processed meats, as well as additional pastry, soup and water ice recipes. It is suitable for training levels up to and including NVQ Level 4. Shares: Quantity cookery, Quantity cooking, Cooking

Garlic and Sapphires Ruth Reichl · 2005 · ★ 4.0 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The editor-in-chief of "Gourmet" recounts her visits to some of the world's most acclaimed restaurants, both as herself and as an anonymous diner in disguise, to offer insight into the differences in her dining experiences. Shares: Food service, Cooking & Food, Cooking

The Professional Chef's Techniques of Healthy Cooking Culinary Institute of America. · 1993 · 585p · ≈ 19h · Moderate "Eat healthfully and live longer. Its good advice. Americans have taken this information to heart, changing their lifestyles to include more exercise and a better diet as part of the new interest in wellness. But as lifestyles change and people eat more healthfully the professional chef and home cook are faced with an even greater challenge: how to create dramatic, flavorful dishes while limiting… Shares: Quantity cookery, Quantity cooking, Cooking

Real fast food Nigel Slater · 1992 · ★ 4.1 · 319p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Nigel Slater presents over 350 creative, delicious and nourishing recipes and suggestions for those who'd rather spend more of their time eating than cooking. From simple snacks to dinner-party desserts, all the dishes in Real Fast Food can be ready to eat in 30 minutes or under. Shares: Cooking & Food, Cooking

A Book of Mediterranean Food Elizabeth David · 1950 · 210p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Long acknowledged as the inspiration for such modern masters as Julia Child and Claudia Roden, A Book of Mediterranean Food is Elizabeth David's passionate mixture of recipes, culinary lore, and frank talk. In bleak postwar Great Britain, when basics were rationed and fresh food a fantasy, David set about to cheer herself —and her audience— up with dishes from the south of France, Italy, Spain,… Shares: Cooking & Food, Cooking

Tender at the bone Ruth Reichl · 1998 · ★ 4.3 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Moderate For better or worse, almost all of us grow up at the table. It is in this setting that Ruth Reichl's brilliantly written memoir takes its form. For, at a very early age, Reichl discovered that "food could be a way of making sense of the world . . . if you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were." Tender at the Bone is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in… Shares: Cooking & Food, Cooking

Hallelujah! The Welcome Table Maya Angelou · 2004 · ★ 4.3 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Moderate My husband opened the refrigerator door. Sliced eclairs were stacked on every shelf. "I'll never eat another eclair as long as I live," he said. I gave most of the eclairs to friends, to staff, and to the soup kitchen. But I kept one gargantuan loaf as proof that cooking helps me to write. I pulled out the stubborn manuscripts, which to date had resistered me successfully, and suddenly the words… Shares: Cooking & Food, Cooking

French Country Cooking (Cookery Library) Elizabeth David · 1951 · ★ 3.0 · 207p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A remarkable book ... food is treated with reverence, with understanding and, above all, with care' - Sunday Times Full of authentic recipes, this richly evocative book describes some of the splendid regional cookery of France. The food of each area has its own particular flavour, derived naturally from local resources. FRENCH COUNTRY COOKING shows the immense diversity of the cuisine through… Shares: Cooking & Food, Cooking

The bartender's best friend Mardee Haidin Regan · 2002 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The ultimate bartending guide! Proven recipes, step-by-step instructions, and much, much more Congratulations! You've just discovered the ultimate bartender's guide that's up-to-date, practical, and easy-to-use. Inside you'll find recipes for hundreds of delicious cocktails and mixed drinks, plus step-by-step directions for making virtually every contemporary and classic drink ordered at bars… Shares: Cooking & Food, Cooking

Is There a Nutmeg in the House? Elizabeth David · 2000 · ★ 4.0 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A direct sequel to bestselling AN OMLETTE AND A GLASS OF WINE, this anthology contains a selection of Elizabeth David's journalistic and occasional writing as well as material from her files, letters and notes, none of which has appeared in any of her nine previous books. This book is characterized by her famous elegance and wit, and, of course, her passion for food: its history, myriad… Shares: Cooking & Food, Cooking

On food and cooking Harold McGee · 1984 · ★ 4.5 · 684p · ≈ 22h · Moderate Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking is a kitchen classic. Hailed by Time magazine as "a minor masterpiece" when it first appeared in 1984, On Food and Cooking is the bible to which food lovers and professional chefs worldwide turn for an understanding of where our foods come from, what exactly they're made of, and how cooking transforms them into something new and delicious. Now, for its twentieth… Shares: Cuisine, Cooking

Healthy Family, Happy Family Karen Fischer · 2010 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Is your child a fussy eater? Do you struggle to convince them that healthy is best? Do you wage a daily war against the marketing machines of big fast food corporations? Then you NEED this book!  This is the one-stop food manual for parents. With just a few simple rules to follow, any parent, no matter how busy and stressed they may be, can provide healthy food for their family day after… Shares: Cuisine, Cooking

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