The Professional Chef, Seventh Edition

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The Professional Chef, the official text of The Culinary Institute of America's culinary degree program, has taught tens of thousands of chefs the techniques and fundamentals that have launched their careers. Now in a revolutionary revision, The Professional Chef, Seventh Edition not only teaches the reader how, but is designed to reflect why the CIA methods are the gold standard for chefs. With lavish, four-color photography and clear, instructive text, The Professional Chef, Seventh Edition guides culinary students--professional aspirants and serious home cooks, alike--to mastery of the kitchen. Over 660 classic and contemporary recipes, with almost 200 variations, were chosen especially for their use of fundamental techniques. These techniques and recipes form a foundation from which a professional chef or home cook can build a personal repertoire.

Culinary Artistry

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For anyone who believes in the potential for artistry in the realm of food, Culinary Artistry is a must-read. This is the first book to examine the creative process of culinary composition as it explores the intersection of food, imagination, and taste. Through interviews with more than 30 of America's leading chefs—including Rick Bayless, Daniel Boulud, Gray Kunz, Jean-Louis Palladin, Jeremiah Tower, and Alice Waters—the authors reveal what defines "culinary artists," how and where they find their inspiration, and how they translate that vision to the plate. Through recipes and reminiscences, chefs discuss how they select and pair ingredients, and how flavors are combined into dishes, dishes into menus, and menus into bodies of work

Dessert University : More Than 300 Spectacular Recipes and Essential Lessons from White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier

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This beautifully illustrated volume is a complete course in making the full spectrum of spectacular sweets -- from breakfast pastries, cookies, and pies to fresh-fruit desserts, frozen confections, and cakes. Recipes in each chapter are organized from the simplest to the most complex, and Chef Mesnier walks you through each step, pointing out common mistakes and offering insights on technique gained from his years as a professional. Most of these recipes need few special ingredients and almost no fancy equipment; nearly everything can be purchased at a well-stocked supermarket, department store, or kitchen supply store. Chef Mesnier includes tips on techniques, ingredients, and serving suggestions, and offers home cooks practical advice, such as how to fill and use a pastry bag and the best way to whip egg whites. A resource list is also included, so cooks can find the more unusual ingredients they need to make these delectable creations.

Secrets from a Caterer's Kitchen

Food Network Best Of The Best Of…

Chef's Secrets: Insider Techniques From America's Culinary Masters

Tru : A Cookbook from the Legendary Chicago Restaurant

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`Tru' by Rick Tramonto, pastry partner Gale Gand and writer Mary Goodbody is a book purely for foodies and professionals. The sure signs of this are the fact that the recipes are presented almost exactly as they are done in the restaurant, with all the special ingredients and equipment a home cook is not likely to have available such as foaming canisters, caviar, truffles, and presentation dishes which are custom made for the Tru restaurant.

Garde Manger, The Art and Craft of the Cold Kitchen

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With nearly 500 inspiring recipes, Garde Manger is the most comprehensive reference book available on the subject. Bringing the kitchen-tested wisdom of The Culinary Institute of America's chefs and teachers to the reader, the comprehensive book covers a range of topics, from salads and sandwiches to hors d'oeuvres and appetizers--all the hot and cold food preparation knowledge the skilled garde manger needs. All-new photographs by award-winning photographer Ben Fink show finished dishes and important techniques to help the reader visualize key concepts, from curing salmon and bacon to making and decanting flavored oils.

Craft of Cooking: Notes and Recipes from a Restaurant Kitchen

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From Tom Colicchio, chef/co-owner of New York’s acclaimed Gramercy Tavern, comes a book that profiles the food and philosophy of Craft, his unique restaurant in the heart of New York’s Flatiron district, and winner of the 2002 James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant in America. From its food to its architecture and menu design, Craft has been celebrated for its courageous movement away from culinary theatrics and over-the-top presentations, back to the simple magic of great food. Realizing that his own culinary style had grown increasingly unembellished, and gambling that New York diners were experiencing that same kind of culinary fatigue (brought on by too much “fancy food”), Colicchio set out to prove that the finest food didn’t have to be the most complicated. From its opening in March 2001, Craft offered diners simple, soulful dishes centered around single ingredients that went on to shake up many people’s ideas of what “restaurant food” should be like.

Rebar Modern Food Cookbook

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Since 1988, Rebar Modern Food has been Victoria's favorite restaurant and juice bar, featuring fresh, healthy, predominantly vegetarian fare. The upbeat atmosphere and vibrant, tasty food have led critics to describe Rebar as "inventive," "hip," and "visionary." The Rebar Modern Food Cookbook can be used by everyone-strict vegans, vegetarians and anyone looking for delicious ideas with a funky twist. Recipes range from salads to pastas, entrées, lunch and brunch ideas, soups, sandwiches, side dishes, sweets, and juices. The book also offers handy tips, menu ideas, seasonal substitutions, and suggestions for transforming dishes into low-fat or vegan alternatives. Everyone who loves to cook and eat delicious, healthy, fun food will welcome this much-anticipated book.

The Restaurant Managers Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Food Service Operation

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This comprehensive and massive 600 page new book will show you step-by-step how to set up, operate, and manage a financially successful foodservice operation. The author has left no stone unturned in explaining the risky business of running a restaurant. Operators in the non-commercial segment as well as caterers, and really anyone in the food service industry will find this book very useful. The books nineteen chapters cover the entire process of a restaurant start-up and ongoing management in an easy to understand way, pointing out methods to increase your chances of success, and showing how to avoid the many common mistakes that can doom a start-up. The new companion CD rom contains all the forms demonstrated in the book for easy use in a PDF format.

Restaurant Management: Customers, Operations and Employees (2nd Edition)

Readers of this book will learn how to:
Identify the factors that make the difference between success and failure in running a restaurant.
Develop a marketing plan to attract customers.
Design and price a menu for maximum promotional effect.
Provide service to the customer that will make them want to return.
Design the front of the house to add to the customer experience.
Prevent foodborne diseases.
Analyze financial statements systematically to determine the profitability.
Efficiently staff the restaurant with quality employees.

Design and Equipment for Restaurants and Foodservice : A Management View (Wiley Series in Management Science)

Success in foodservice involves hundreds of details: How many place settings should I order? How can I keep our utility bills down? How do I buy a walk-in cooler and how big should it be? Should I include a laundry room in my restaurant or hire a contract laundry service? Is it smart to buy a used range?. . . Ask any experienced restaurateur or foodservice manager and they'll tell you that knowing answers to nuts-and-bolts questions such as these is a key aspect of their job. This book provides you with complete answers to critical questions concerning foodservice equipment, layout, and design.

Hotel/Restaurant Management Career Starter

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Hotel/Restaurant Management will give you a great start toward a rewarding and challenging career as a hotel or restaurant manager. You'll learn what hotel and restaurant managers do, where they work, and what makes them successful. Also included are hiring trends and current salary information, sample job descriptions, and advice from current hotel and restaurant managers. This book explains the importance of training, shows exactly what kind of postsecondary education is right for hotel managers. Further resources clarify all the possibilities for financing your education, including loans, scholarships, and grants. It also covers the job search process, while teaching you how to hone your job search skills. Plus, when you land the job of your dreams, you'll find proven ways to succeed in your new position.

10 Steps to Successful Bar & Restaurant Management

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What's the No. 1 threat to restaurants and bars and how should you deal with it? The best marketing tools to attract customers, increase market share and profits, and how to generate better returns from food and beverage supplier promotions -- it's all here! Using research commissioned by Nightclub & Bar and Restaurant Marketing magazines for the National Bar & Restaurant Management Association, Dr. Kirk Wakefield translates the numbers into actions you can take to the bank. Packed with data on labor, wages, effective supply chain management, marketing tools, product/menu trends, and dealing with social/legal threats, this is THE book for success in the hospitality industry.

Mealfest: The Secret, Never Before Seen, Management Formula for Restaurants in an Appetizing Self-Help Book

Restaurant Start-Up Guide, 2E

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A 12 month plan for successfully starting a restaurant.

The all new edition of The Restaurant Start Up Guide focuses on what to do and when to do it advice for preparing to open a restaurant. This preliminary planner is an indispensable resource for anyone who is thinking of opening a restaurant. Complete with resources, timelines, sample financial's, facilities checklists, and more, the would be restaurateur can be up and running in 12 months.