The Chef's Companion: A Culinary Dictionary / Edition 1

by Elizabeth Riely

Overview

Without the clear descriptions on the menu or the descriptions by your server, it might be difficult to answer the simple question, "what would you like today?" The Chef's Companion should sit on the shelf next to important cooking references to help the chef navigate the foreign language that is the culinary arts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471398424
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/05/2003
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	776,200
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

ELIZABETH RIELY is a journalist and food historian whose articleshave appeared in Bon Appétit, Gourmet, the BostonGlobe, and The New York Times. She is editor of theRadcliffe Culinary Times, the newsletter of the SchlessingerLibrary, a contributor to Gastronomica, and the author ofthe cookbook A Feast of Fruits.

Table of Contents

Asperge.
Bacchus.
Chèvre.
Decant.
Écrevisse.
Fennel.
Game.
Haricot.
Indian Pudding.
Jardiniére, á la.
Kale.
Lettuce.
Mushroom.
Sauce Nantua.
Oyster.
Pain.
Quail.
Rice.
Saucisse.
Terrine.
Uccèllo.
Vanilla.
Watercress.
Xérès.
Yule Log.