Book Description
Any food professional or aspiring chef will quickly build confidence in the use of culinary terms with this indispensable guide to the correct spelling, pronunciation, definition, usage, and origin of over 4,500 terms. The updated Second Edition of The Chefs Companion succinctly covers all the latest terms relating to cooking techniques, food preparations, herbs and spices, varieties and cuts of food, wine terminology, and equipment for the professional kitchen, as well as notable figures in the history of food and gastronomy.
Customer Reviews:
Fantastic resource!.......2007-04-13
This book is fantastic! Both my husband and I enjoy cooking and loved spending an evening thumbing through this book over a glass of wine looking up every term we could think of...all were in the book! The book has also added greatly to our dinner party conversations as it offers a bit of historical context for food terms. Quite interesting. I think this book would make a fabulous gift for anyone you know who likes to cook.
Extremely helpful reference book.......2003-09-03
Love this book. This book has words I never even heard before.It is the type of book that every culinary student and professional should have with them at all times. Another book I found very helpful were the Study Guide for the National Servsafe Exam and the Study Guide for Baking and Advanced Baking. These books have very good questions with answers and even explanations. All these books can be found under Patrick Leonardi. A very smart and talented author.
Have U ever wondered how to spell "hors d' oeuvre" correctly.......2003-06-26
Or what about how to pronounce the wine "Gewürztraminer"? Or my personal favorite "Crème Fraiche" pronounced (krem fresh)
What is the definition for Jicama or Wasabi? and where did they come from?
What is the difference between "Crayfish" and a "Langoustine" and are they indigenous to Louisiana...
WELL WONDER NO MORE!!... this book is the secret behind all of those fancy menus you read in Restaurants and Banquet menus (I should know I have had to create new Catering Menus every year since 1993)LOL
I have been in the Hospitality Industry for over 17 years this book has been in my collection since I started. If you can purchase it get it!! Definitely a must for any Caterers or students of the Culinary Art.
This book contains definitions of almost EVERYTHING Food (and some wines), the correct pronunciation, spelling and it's original origin. I can't recommend this book enough!! It is quite pricey but I have bought it at least 5 times in my career as gifts for my assistants moving on to greater positions in this Industry. They have terms (and again pronunciations) for all Culture cuisines ie; German, Cambodian, Japanese, French, Italian, Middle Eastern and Spanish just to name a few.
I also recommend the Oxford Companion for Food and Wine as well as any "Professional Chef" book from Culinary Institute of America
Respectfully Reviewed
Chef's Companion, The.......2002-09-12
Excellent, Every Chef should have a copy of this book on their desk. The perfect dictionary for any Culinary Arts student.
Impeccably researched information from a responsible author........1996-07-16
Elizabeth Riely has amassed a library of resources (see the enviable bibliography) and has carefully chosen a comprehensive collection of culinary terms for this book.
The cross-pollination of categories is rich, from the scientific to the ethnic, from the technical to the colloquial. Of her knowledge and research capabilities, I'd say she's a force to be reckoned with. With people like Elizabeth Riely and Sharon Tyler Herbst in
this world, rest assured that when a culinary term is needed just fingertips away, we can depend on their talents to give us responsible information.
I also like the pronunciation guides, as I am prone to guessing incorrectly more often or not. For anybody who's into food as more than a hobby, The Chef's Companion (published by the textbook makers VNR, and I hope, available to more than culinary school students) reads like a satisfying novel.
Lick a bookplate and stick it in the front cover of this book; you'll keep it forever.
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- Food Lover's review
- Food Lovers Companion
- It never leaves my desk
- Food Companion
- Love FoodLovers Companion
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The New Food Lover's Companion: Comprehensive Definitions of over 3000 Food, Wine, and Culinary Terms (Barron's Cooking Guide)
Sharon Tyler Herbst
Manufacturer: Barrons Educational Series Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0812015207 |
Book Description
The new edition of one of America's best-selling culinary reference books is bigger and better than ever, with almost 6,000 listings on subjects related to food and drink. Hailed by Bon Appétit magazine as “one of the best reference books we've seen, a must for every cook's library,” it's the ultimate kitchen tool. Here are answers to questions about cooking techniques, meat cuts, kitchen utensils, food, wine, cocktail terms, and much more. Readers will also find a completely revised and expanded appendix containing a pasta glossary, a pan substitution chart, consumer information contacts, ingredient equivalents and substitutions, and more. A million readers can't be wrong—and they've found previous editions of this book invaluable. For anybody who cooks—or who simply loves food—here's a terrific reference source and an outstanding cookbook supplement.
Customer Reviews:
Food Lover's review.......2007-09-13
A marvelous book. Full of facts about food along with interesting related information. Truly a fun-to-read book as well as a valuable reference.
Food Lovers Companion.......2007-08-31
This is a great reference book for anyone who loves to cook or just has an interest in foods of the world. At date I have bought 12 of them and have given them as gifts to friends arouond the world.
It never leaves my desk.......2007-08-22
As a professional working in the industry, my yearning for culinary information never subsides. It may very well be insanity that causes me to focus so strongly on my profession, but I'm always reading and watching culinary related books and TV shows. Very often, you'll find that books and television don't always explain certain bits of information as well as you'd like if at all. And even then, their information is sometimes flat out wrong. That's when I turn to this book. It took years of convincing for me to give this book a try, but now it's the only food reference book that has it's very own place on my desk at home.
The book is basically a food related dictionary that describes a bit about history or culinary uses of nearly every culinary item, ingredient, or term. It also has a very helpful appendix that lists ingredient equivalents such as 8oz dry pasta noodles equals 4 cups of cooked, 15 graham squares equals a cup of crumbs, or 1 cup of dried pinto beans equals 2 1/4 cups of cooked. The appendix also lists substitutes for both ingredients and volume, high altitude baking adjustments, boiling points, temperature and metric conversions, oil smoke points and food label terms as well as consumer information sources.
If I'm looking for extremely in depth information on an ingredient or foodstuff, I may open up Larousse Gastronomic. But if I need the quick down and dirty on a cooking term or a conversion of some sort, which is more often than not the case, I grab this book.
Food Companion.......2007-07-09
I think this is an essential for all kitchens. Often, a recipe book will use a term that may be unfamiliar or use ingredients that are regionally unavailable. This book gives clear definitions, offers substitute suggestions and is generally the best resource to have in a "cooking" kitchen. I HIGHLY recommend it. I purchase it as part of a shower gift for all brides.
Love FoodLovers Companion.......2007-07-04
I am a veteran foodservice employee of over 30 years. I purchased the Larouse Encyclopedia Gastronomique in the past but found it to be incomplete and a bit dated. The Foodlovers Companion fills in all the gaps and is very up-to-date. I moved from the casual dining field to fine dining and found many new ingredients and techniques with which I was unfamiliar. I bought the Companion sight unseen on the recommendation of a young chef. I am thoroughly pleased and would recommend this book to all who love the details of the food life.
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Food Lover's Companion: Comprehensive Definitions of over 3000 Food, Wine and Culinary Terms (Barrons Cooking Guide)
Sharon Tyler Herbst
Manufacturer: Barrons Educational Series Inc
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0812041569 |
Customer Reviews:
Great reference.......2001-11-24
I first saw this book at my sister's house and loved it. It's been updated under a new title, The New Food Lover's Companion. ISBN 0764112589
Excellent.......1998-02-03
This is one of the best books on cooking, excellent refrences and is a must in any kitchen were people love to cook . I am disapointed that it has been discontinued. I haven given this book to my friend's and need more, as this is an excellent gift.
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Thank heaven for Kitchen Spanish!.......2002-09-20
This book has really helped me at work. All these people talking about imperfections in the book are missing the point. Spanish scholars don't need this book. Regular folk like me are the people who need it. Believe me, this book helps.
Only good enough if you're desperate !.......2002-07-19
This book contains a multitude of little errors and it jumps between the formal (usted) and informal (tu) forms without distiguishing between the two.
It does the job "more or less" if you're in a pinch, but there has to be something better than this out there.
Not Kitchen Friendly.......2002-05-14
I found this booklet to be outrageously priced, incomplete and not user friendly for a publication intended for use in a commercial kitchen. Any standard English-Spanish phrase book would do just as well.
This is great!.......2002-04-16
This little book is so helpful to me. It's great! and so cute too. Fits right in my pocket and it's always there when I need it. Yahoo for Kitchen Spanish!
After 3 years, I still love this book!.......2002-03-14
When I got Kitchen Spanish 3 years ago, I didn't speak a word of Spanish. I really don't know it now either, but I speak to my kitchen assitants every work day using Kitchen Spanish and it works. I guess if I really wanted to learn proper Spanish, I would get a Berlitz immersion program or something, but for me, in my job, Kitchen Spanish works like magic. I don't know what I'd do with out it.
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A to Z of French Food, French to English Dictionary.......2002-10-09
This book has been to France 5 times with me or my friends and resides there now with a neice who has just moved to Provence. It is invaluable in deciphering menus and helping you order what you want to eat ..... no surprises. Wouldn't travel without it and small enough to stash in a pocketbook or a mans inside breast pocket. The only thing better would to be fluent in French!
Essential to the serious eater in France.......2002-06-29
This dictionary is remarkably useful in restaurants in France. On a number of occasions, while we were in France, our waiters and captains commented that they owned a copy and found it essential to communicating with their English-speaking diners.
Dining in France made easy.......2001-11-10
This is the first thing I pack whenever heading out for France. Even if you understand French, culinary usage can be different than you expect. Outside of Paris, english is not always understood let alone spoken. Even where english is spoken, they may have difficulty truly translating the menu for you. This small pocket sized book is the best dining aid around. Once you actually understand what is on the menu, you can break loose from the Poulet Roti and jump right into the Souris d'Agneau (literally mouse of mutton).
Customer Reviews:
DICTIONARY OF CULINARY TERMS.......2007-08-04
The ultimate cook's companion - no kitchen is complete without it!
Comprehensive and inclusive, particularly for those who enjoy fusion cooking and need to interpret cooking terms and ingredients from many different languages.
Book Description
From the early years of the twentieth century to the 1980s, the A. E. Hull Pottery Company produced imaginative ceramics that have entranced both consumers and collectors alike. Hundreds of brilliant color photographs present a sweeping survey of the broad scope of Hull pottery. Novelty items, flower pots, cookie jars and containers, vases, and serving wares are all included in this informative book. Additionally, a brief history of the company, an examination of its many manufacturer's marks, an index, and a bibliography are included. Values for the wares displayed are provided in the captions. Every collector of twentieth-century ceramics and fans of Ohio pottery will find this engaging reading indeed.
Customer Reviews:
Not what I expected.......2004-11-24
I should have read the editorial review more closely. It means it when it says this is a sweeping survey. Not even close to being a helpful book for buying Hull. I bought it hoping it would be of help when looking through ebay listings. So far, I am batting less than 50% at finding items in this book. Patterns are not complete listings, only 'surveys' as the editorial review says. Patterns are not even always grouped together in the same pages of the book, either. And there is no kind of listing by Hull ID number to be able to find items quickly. Even when they are, pictures show many items in one picture and the description is sometimes confusing as to which piece is what. Labeled pictures of collections are sometimes shown, but not priced, and some of the items show up no where else in the book. I am very dissapointed. On the positive side, the pictures are great, and as promised it shows a wide variety of the types of items Hull made. Prices are right next to each picture, so you don't have to do the annoying 'flip to the back' unless you are doing it to try to find your item in the idex because it isn't with the rest of the pattern on its page! Overall, a nice book to look at and read, but if you are planning on using this for identification and pricing, get something different.
BUY THIS BOOK.......2001-08-16
I am an amateur collector, and I reviewed more than a dozen books on Hull Pottery at several book stores (then, of course, I purchased it from Amazon). This one was by far the best of the lot. Best photos. Best variety of items. Best organization. If there is a better book out there on Hull Pottery, I sure would love to know about it, because I haven't ever seen one. Highly recommended to anyone interested in Hull pottery.
Book a necessity for the new Hull collector.......2001-05-09
This Hull reference is thorough, but certainly not definitive. Synder's photos are vastly superior to those in Brenda Robert's The Collector's Encyclopedia of Hull Pottery. Color quality is better and shows the subtle variations found in the same lines of Hull art pottery making accurate identification much easier for the novice. Prices are also included in the cutlines with the pictures eliminating the need to flip back and forth between the photos and a price list somewhere else in the book. All in all I would recommend this book to any serious Hull collector.
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Great Charts!.......2001-03-24
This book is full of traditional and updated charts for fair isle color pattern knitting. Most of the charts are accompanied by a close up photo of a corresponding knitted garment. This would be a great resource for people who design their own sweaters, or use Elizabeth Zimmermann's percentage system.
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Fabulous Fairisle
John Allen
Manufacturer: St Martins Pr
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OT2KNM |
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Close to Home: Colorado's Urban Wildlife
Manufacturer: Roberts Rinehart Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 091179770X |
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- Great Illustrations!!!!!!!!!!!
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Colorado Fun: Activities for on the Road and at Home
Phyllis J. Perry
Manufacturer: Johnson Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
United States
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ASIN: 1555664024 |
Book Description
Although aimed at kids aged six to twelve, this fun activity book can be used by the whole family while traveling or at home. It offers fascinating facts about Colorado's historic explorers, trappers, traders, miners, farmers, ranchers, railroaders, and Native Americans. It also includes present day industries, sports teams, and ski resorts, as well as Colorado's mountains, rivers, plants, wildlife, and parks. Activities are presented in a bright and colorful format that include mazes, crosswords, word searches, science experiments, codes, writing activities, and arts and crafts galore. Many activities require only a pencil or crayons, while others use simple materials found around the house.
Customer Reviews:
Great Illustrations!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-08-29
This is a very fun book! All kids living in CO or traveling through should get this book!
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Colorado Home Book
The Ashley Group
Manufacturer: Ashley Group
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 158862031X |
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The Colorado Home Book is the most complete reference to the home industry in Colorado. The handsome, easy-to-use directory is designed to provide inspiration and practical information in a concise and well-organized manner. Readers of the Colorado Home Book have at their fingertips a detailed source for building, designing and decorating affluent homes in the Colorado area. Whether interested in remodeling a kitchen or building a multi-million dollar dream house, this book can give readers the information they want to get the quality services and products they need. In more than 40 sections, home industry professionals are showcased to inspire the consumer. These professionals include:
• Custom Home Builders
• Interior Designers
• Architects
• Kitchen & Bath Designers
• Landscape Architects and Contractors
• Swimming Pool & Spa Designers
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Colorado Home Book, Third Edition
Ashley Group
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Binding: Hardcover
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Denver & Boulder Fishing Close to Home
Outdoor Books & Maps
Manufacturer: Outdoor Books
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0930657519 |
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The perfect book for anglers who would rather be reeling in the big one and not spending hours on the road to get to a fishing spot; and for families planning easy, afternoon, one-day or weekend fishing trips. The guide includes locations with maps, fishing information, lake size, and more for urban lakes near metro Denver and mountain lakes in Boulder and Clear Creek Counties.
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Fishing Close to Home
Outdoor Books & Maps (Firm)
Manufacturer: Outdoor Books and Maps
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Binding: Paperback
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- The Mystery In Lost Canyon
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The Mystery in Lost Canyon (Home School Detectives , No 7)
John Bibee
Manufacturer: InterVarsity Press
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Customer Reviews:
The Mystery In Lost Canyon.......2000-08-24
Absolutely wonderful book! One of the best on the series! I really enjoyed it!
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