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Title: Chez Panisse Cooking by PAUL BERTOLLI, ALICE L. WATERS ISBN: 0-679-75535-7 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 22 November, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: the bible
Comment: This is the book that taught me how to cook. To appreciate this book, read the pages on roast chicken and risotto. There are many other cookery books out there that will tell you the components of the dish, but cannot describe the essence. I did not know food before I read this book. I would recommend reading this and Chez Panisse Vegetables. If you can only have 2 cookbooks, these are the two!
Rating: 3
Summary: Great Food, Badly Edited
Comment: I was excited to receive this cookbook as a gift from my wife last year. Unfortunately it's a disappointing cookbook that doesn't get much use in my kitchen. There is one basic flaw that makes this book difficult to use, the layout of the recipes.
When you're cooking a large and complex meal, you need enough of an explanation of the cooking procedures to understand what the author wants you to do. Unfortunately, there is simply far too much text in these recipes. Explanations about the cooking procedures is too detailed, it is in need of much editing. While complex French cooking does require a lot of attention to detail, it should be done without the commentary throughout the recipes.
Having said that, there are still a ton of great recipes here. I love their risotto dishes; I made the wild mushroom risotto the other night and it was heavenly. I've also made their homemade pastas (tortellini or ravioli, can't remember which) with pumpkin filling and a browned butter and sage sauce (classic); again excellent. They also have a good treatment of seafood (decent squid recipes), lobster and other white fishes.
You'll find a good repertoire of French food in this book, with a slight California twist (not enough to be classified as fusion). The recipes are generally fairly complex, so I would only recommend it for intermediate or advanced cooks. If you don't mind getting lost in the text of the recipes then you might want to consider this volume. I would strongly recommend that you peruse it first at a local bookstore to see if it's to your liking before making a purchase.
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Title: Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook by ALICE L. WATERS ISBN: 0679758186 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 18 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Chez Panisse Vegetables by Alice L. Waters ISBN: 0060171472 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 08 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Chez Panisse Café Cookbook by Alice L. Waters ISBN: 0060175834 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $34.00 |
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Title: Chez Panisse Pasta, Pizza, Calzone by Alice L. Waters ISBN: 0679755365 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 18 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Chez Panisse Fruit by Alice Waters ISBN: 0060199571 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 16 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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