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The Silver Spoon

The Silver Spoon

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From: Posted: Jun 09, 2008 Type: User Review Best Cookbook Available

This cookbook is awesome! It has recipes listed by ingredients and by course. Each section begins with an explanation of how to care for and cook the ingredient. I have decided this would make a great gift for a housewarming or even a wedding.
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From: Posted: Nov 08, 2007 Type: User Review Extensive, but...

The authors/editors converted the typical metric system to cups, teaspoons, etc. without any regard to the recipe. It seriously changed the recipes. I've been reading people's reviews and many have encountered the same problem. It's unacceptable....
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From: Posted: Mar 03, 2008 Type: User Review Average and Encyclopedic

I collect cookbooks and enjoy them for different reasons, from "go-to" books for recipes to more general theory books. This is hard to categorize; it's more of an encyclopedia than anything. (It's organized like an index, one food at a time)....
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On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

Author: Harold McGee - (Hardcover) ... more

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From: Posted: Nov 20, 2007 Type: User Review A classic. We frequently give this as a gift.

This is a fantastic read for anyone who has more than a passing interest in food. We refer to it frequently and it is one of our favorite gifts to give. I couldn't recommend it more highly.
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From: Posted: Jan 06, 1999 Type: User Review Way too technical for the average cook!

This book is much more about science than cooking. The content is much more technical than most readers will desire (as with, the discussion of the molecular structure of milk in its various states).
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From: Posted: Feb 18, 2007 Type: User Review Not for the dabbler

This is an exhaustive, technical dense treatise on the chemistry and physics of cooking. It is pretty readable and quite well suited for an academic approach. I bought it thinking it to be something closer to a lengthy, general purpose magazine...
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The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones

The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones

Author: Anthony Bourdain - (Paperback) - 2007 ... more

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From: Posted: Dec 01, 2007 Type: User Review Solid

Great book,

Not as entertaining as Kitchen Confidential, but this is still a good book for those who enjoy the show No Reservations.
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From: Posted: Jun 27, 2007 Type: User Review If you watch Bourdain's shows, spend your money elsewhere

Most of us go to work every day, but only someone truly lucky can bind all of their e-mails and reports from the past year into a book and sell it. If you watch "No Reservations", you know about everything that's in this book. Shame on you,...
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From: Posted: Nov 06, 2006 Type: User Review Supplemental.

This is not the earth shaking Kitchen Confidential or A Cook's Tour or even as helpful/insightful as the Les Halles Cookbook. The three books I just mentioned are each unique, inspiring, and vitally necessary, to enthusiasts of cuisine/chow and...
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

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From: Posted: Dec 11, 2007 Type: User Review What we eat defines us.

"The way we eat represents our most profound engagement with the natural world."

In his recent book, The United States of Arugula, David Kamp insightfully examines how we have become a nation obsessed with food. Taking that...
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From: Posted: Nov 29, 2007 Type: User Review Why Bother?

Why bother reading a book that begins with the premise that humans are omnivores? Many experts believe humans are herbivores-search Google, you'll find many qualified articles on the subject. There are no "dilemmas" for herbivores-eat whole,...
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From: Posted: Nov 29, 2007 Type: User Review Mixed

Overall, I like this book. You'll learn a lot, no matter who you are, about sustainability and why it's important.
The book gives a graphic, sometimes disturbing account of what goes into a mass-produced meal. It tells you specifically why...
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I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking

I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking

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From: Posted: Jan 31, 2008 Type: User Review Understanding how it works, not just recipes

I love this book. This is not a typical cookbook. This book teaches you the principles of successful cooking. Rather than hashing out ingredient lists and blind processes to follow, Alton Brown actually explains why you sometimes use Baking Powder...
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From: Posted: Nov 24, 2007 Type: User Review This book is a waist of space

This book is a waist of space

I am a big fan of Alton Brown. I have seen every show I can and learned a lot about the science of food and cooking. I have his book on how to arrange a kitchen and he gives very good advice. This book...
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From: Posted: Jul 16, 2005 Type: User Review I love Alton Brown but.....

I am a huge fan of Alton Brown and watch him on television every chance that I get... even the reruns. He is interesting, informative and a delight with a wackiness that holds even the non cook intrigued but I was disappointed with his...
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The Gallery of Regrettable Food

The Gallery of Regrettable Food

Author: James Lileks - (Hardcover) - 2001 ... more

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From: Posted: Dec 02, 2007 Type: User Review A Trip Down Memory Lane?

One of the funniest books I know. An excellent gift. It brings back memories of Community Picnics, dinner at Aunt Grace's house. Vast images of Jello with things in it. Don't miss it.
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From: Posted: Oct 24, 2007 Type: User Review On the fence

I'm on the fence about this one. There is a little bit of humor, but it's the kind of humor which is (as others have pointed out) mean-spirited. I guess that's why comedians who use profane words in every sentence are considered funny. It's easy...
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From: Posted: Aug 15, 2005 Type: User Review Heavy on the satire, maybe a little light on the explanations

The Gallery of Regrettable Food is the print version of James Lileks's web site of the same name. Lileks basically takes recipes out of old cookbooks and laughs at them. Now this is fair enough, given the recipes he's mocking. Most are horrendous,...
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Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History)

Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor (Arts and...

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From: Posted: Jun 24, 2008 Type: User Review interesting, sometimes dry or explanations unclear

As a biochemist, I enjoyed reading this book. The connection of science and cooking is very interesting. Sometimes, the information is presented too dryly. The science behind the book is usually presented clearly, but I did find a couple of...
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From: Posted: May 20, 2007 Type: User Review good, but

good, but, not very complete, inaccurate and simplistic. if you have read harold mcgee, it is a bit simplistic, un-scientific, and extremely biased. good for the beginner or home cook. short stories (and lack of scientific guidelines) are good...
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From: Posted: Feb 24, 2008 Type: User Review Cooking related...but not a book of advanced recipes or cooking techniques

An interesting pseudo-culinary book.

I must begin by stating that I love to cook and any book, video, program etc. that involves cooking tweaks my interest; and so I approached this book by Herve This (pronounced 'Teess') with great...
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The United States of Arugula: The Sun Dried, Cold Pressed, Dark Roasted, Extra Virgin Story of the American Food Revolution

The United States of Arugula: The Sun Dried, Cold Pressed, Dark Roasted,...

Author: David Kamp - (Paperback) - 2007 ... more

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From: Posted: Nov 27, 2007 Type: User Review Good read, but more of an essay than a true history

I'm probably more of a foodie than I care to admit, and eagerly dug into this book. For the most part, it was a pretty entertaining and informative read. However, I'd have to agree with some previous reviewers that it really isn't an...
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From: Posted: Jul 28, 2007 Type: User Review A lot of DISH, but leaves me hungry

A great title and sub-title for that matter, but after that the book begins to go downhill. I am a registered foodie--I just got back from the farmers market this morning with some beautiful heirloom tomatoes, wild arugula and tree-ripened...
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From: Posted: Oct 21, 2007 Type: User Review Hard-pressed to Rave

The footnotes contained some of the most interesting information. Similar to most history texts, this book was filled to over-flowing with names and dates, so many that it was difficult to keep up with later references, and soon I gave up...
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The Man Who Ate Everything

The Man Who Ate Everything

Author: Jeffrey Steingarten - (Paperback) - 1998 ... more

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