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Chefs are around delicious, tempting food all day. So how do they manage to look good while eating so well? When People magazine editor Allison Adato found covering the restaurant world was taking a toll on her own waistline, she turned to top chefs for their secrets. Here, more than three dozen greats like Eric Ripert, Thomas Keller, Rick Bayless, Tom Colicchio, and Michelle Bernstein reveal how to:
Always enjoy the food you love
Choose big flavors for maximum pleasure
Read a restaurant menu and indulge the way smart chefs do
Cook the easy, satisfying meals that pros prepare at home
Use lemon, salt, and olive oil to make almost any dish terrific
End your day with a square of chocolate
You don’t have to cook like a four-star chef to eat like one! Like so many Americans, celebrity chefs also face the strain of balancing a good diet with a busy lifestyle. Now they share their own smart tips, scrumptious recipes and personal stories of losing over 100 pounds, of taking off baby weight and eating with kids, and of celebrating a love for food without sacrificing health—all while indulging an appetite for life.
"Wise about mindful eating, portion strategies, eating for savor, etc. Well-written, too."
"A refreshingly readable--not to mention appetizing--alternative to run-of-the-mill diet books."
Foreword Art Smith x
Introduction: Why Ask Chefs? xiii
Who's Who in Smart Chefs Stay Slim xxi
1 Eat What You Love 1
Behind the Lessons: Alexandra Guarnaschelli 15
2 Eat with Your Eyes Open 17
3 Eat the Way Your Family Did 35
Behind the Lessons: Sang Yoon 51
4 Eat Breakfast 54
5 Eat Big Flavors 67
Behind the Lessons: Eric Ripert 93
6 Eat In Often 96
Behind the Lessons: Nate Appleman 119
7 Eat Your Vegetables 121
8 Eat Out Smart 136
Behind the Lessons: Michelle Bernstein 155
9 Eat Dessert 158
10 Eat and Drink Thoughtfully 175
11 Eat to Fuel Your Body 188
Behind the Lessons: Rick Moonen 209
12 Eat Around, the World 212
Behind the Lessons: Andrea Reusing 223
13 Eat After Eating for Two 225
Behind the Lessons: Michael Psilakis 245
14 Eat As If Your Life Depends on It 247
15 Eat with and Cook for Friends 264
Behind the Lessons: Me 284
Acknowledgments 289
Recipe Index 291
Grapeapril75
Posted January 22, 2013
I received a copy free through Goodreads First Reads.
This is more tips and hints with a few recipes mixed in. I would have loved more recipes to help my fit and slim eating goals. I really love many of the chefs featured in this book. I have tried a few of the salads and found them very delicious. I also loved Matt Bittman's More-vegetable-than-egg Frittata. Nothing really ground breaking of earth shattering diet wise. A lot of common sense but very enjoyable tidbits from the chefs.
Anonymous
Posted April 29, 2012
The cover of the parade section of this mornings Sunday paper showed Art Stone, Cat Cora, and Curtis Stone. I enjoyed the article so bought the book. The book has alot less recipes than I thought it would. The book is just ok.
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Overview
Chefs are around delicious, tempting food all day. So how do they manage to look good while eating so well? When People magazine editor Allison Adato found covering the restaurant world was taking a toll on her own waistline, she turned to top chefs for their secrets. Here, more than three dozen greats like Eric Ripert, Thomas Keller, Rick Bayless, Tom Colicchio, and Michelle Bernstein reveal how to:
Always enjoy the food you love
Choose big flavors for maximum pleasure
Read a restaurant menu and ...