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.The Cook's Book: Including Marcus Wareing, Shaun Hill, Ken Hom and Charlie Trotter: Step-by-step Techniques and Recipes for Success Every Time from the ... Shaun Hill, Ken Hom and Charlie Trotter

by: Marcus Wareing, Jill Norman, Charlie Trotter, Peter Gordon, Antonio Piccinardi, Paul Gayler, Tetsuya Wakuda, David Thompson

September 29, 2005
I am a keen cook. Self taught in most things, hit or miss with almost everything I cook,but always appreciated, I found this book very helpful.
Felt like I have a good teacher to keep m right.
Yet to come across another on the same par as this.

Feel like it lets you in on a lot of top little cooking secrets and tips that make all the difference.
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.Tetsuya

by: Tetsuya Wakuda

May 31, 2001
Testsuya Wakuda has put together a refreshingly modern collection of dishes that are at once simple and focused, while sure to be challenging enough for even the most sophisticated food enthusiasts. From the prominent influences of japanese cuisine to the direction and tradition of french cooking, the recipes show a keen and expert coming together of styles, well above the level of the usual fusion cuisine. All of this is interspersed with beautiful photography and extremely informative additional notes. It is an instant classic cookbook which is on par with others from greats such as Blanc, Trotter or Keller. Not to be missed!
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.Charlie Trotter's Cookbook

by: Charlie Trotter

December 28, 1994
This is the type of book you want to tell people about. Trotters passion for cuisine jumps out of every page. The squab terrine is worth buying this book for alone. And how many other books cover squab so well.

If you want a cook book for impressing friends when they are round to dine then this is the book.

The only problem I have with this book is that everytime I thumb through it I realise I am not at Charlie Trotters restaurant.
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.Wild Sweets Chocolate: Savory, Sweet, Bites, Drinks (Wild Sweets)

by: Dominique Duby, Cindy Duby

October 12, 2007
This is the type of book you want to tell people about. Trotters passion for cuisine jumps out of every page. The squab terrine is worth buying this book for alone. And how many other books cover squab so well.

If you want a cook book for impressing friends when they are round to dine then this is the book.

The only problem I have with this book is that everytime I thumb through it I realise I am not at Charlie Trotters restaurant.
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.Charlie Trotter's Seafood

by: Charlie Trotter

1997-06
Like Trotter's other books, Seafood is not for people easily put off by difficult-looking recipes. The ingredient list is usually long and somewhat obscure, and prepping the various oils, infusions and other little accents seems daunting.
Every dish that I've tried in this book (and I've tried many) is a winner, though (as is the case for Trotter's other books as well), and the secret is simple: don't slavishly adhere to the recipe in areas that seem too complicated or not worth the trouble. Don't have time to make mustard oils everal days in advance? Wing your own quickie-oil, or just skip it entirely -- the dish will still turn out good. Can't find Yellow Taxi tomatoes? Just take any old tomato instead... These dishes are incredibly satisfying ... Read More:
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.Wild Sweets: Exotic Dessert & Wine Pairings

by: Dominique Duby, Cindy Duby

August 28, 2006
Like Trotter's other books, Seafood is not for people easily put off by difficult-looking recipes. The ingredient list is usually long and somewhat obscure, and prepping the various oils, infusions and other little accents seems daunting.
Every dish that I've tried in this book (and I've tried many) is a winner, though (as is the case for Trotter's other books as well), and the secret is simple: don't slavishly adhere to the recipe in areas that seem too complicated or not worth the trouble. Don't have time to make mustard oils everal days in advance? Wing your own quickie-oil, or just skip it entirely -- the dish will still turn out good. Can't find Yellow Taxi tomatoes? Just take any old tomato instead... These dishes are incredibly satisfying ... Read More:
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.Charlie Trotter's Desserts

by: Charlie Trotter

November 20, 1998
This is a fantastically beautiful book that dismays me. I appreciate the suggested substitutions- when they're provided, but I don't understand the lack of sources. I don't understand why "caramelize" and "filo" make the glossary but "feuille de brick crepe" doesn't. Is that the wafer you find on Italian nougat? I guess so, but I have no idea where to get it.

I also don't understand the "basic recipe" selection process. I kind of think that sweet pie dough is more basic than honey-chickpea ice cream. Call me crazy. This section needs an overhaul.

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.Raw

by: Charlie Trotter, Roxanne Klein

April 30, 2007
This delightful book contains more than one hundred recipies of raw foods that can be prepared by slicing, dehydrating and juicing or cooked at low temperatures. Compiled by Roxanne Klein, a proponent of the health benefits of raw food, and restaurateur and writer Charlie Trotter, it opens up a new world of culinary delight in which the food retains all of its nutritional value.

Intense heat destroys beneficial enzymes and that is why raw is better. The authors explain the beauty and the health benefits of fruits and vegetables whilst providing delicious recipes like for example Polenta with Wild Mushroom Ragout and Peppercorn Crusted Cashew Cheese with Honeycomb and Balsamic Vinegar.

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.Charlie Trotter's Meat and Game

by: Charlie Trotter

September 18, 2001
The book is great and full of colourful examples.

Charlie Trotter is a great chef and I suppose for the lucky ones who have had the chance to eat or example his cooking would really appreciate the effort which goes in to working in a kitchen and his books.

For a professional cook this book is a must, but I am not to sure if it is good for someone who knows little or nothing about cooking.

For me it is great, but I am a professional cook and have the patience in the kitchen to get everything in order before starting.

For my wife to be it is, yes nice picture, but it would take me all day to cook something like that.

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.Workin' More Kitchen Sessions with Charlie Trotter

by: Charlie Trotter

October 04, 2004
The book is great and full of colourful examples.

Charlie Trotter is a great chef and I suppose for the lucky ones who have had the chance to eat or example his cooking would really appreciate the effort which goes in to working in a kitchen and his books.

For a professional cook this book is a must, but I am not to sure if it is good for someone who knows little or nothing about cooking.

For me it is great, but I am a professional cook and have the patience in the kitchen to get everything in order before starting.

For my wife to be it is, yes nice picture, but it would take me all day to cook something like that.

The recipes are very long for some dishes and the methods could be a little hard if ... Read More:
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