Professional Garde Manger: A Comprehensive Guide to Cold Food Preparation - Hardcover

Sackett, Lou; Pestka, Jaclyn; Gisslen, Wayne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470179961 ISBN 13: 9780470179963

Publisher: Wiley, 2010

Synopsis

Maintaining the features that have made Professional Cooking and Professional Baking standouts in the marketplace, Professional Garde Manger presents culinary students and professional working chefs with comprehensive and visual coverage of everything they need to know to master the cold kitchen.

This new text on garde manger work provides step-by-step techniques and procedures covering 375 recipes and 400 recipe variations for the garde manger chef.  Beautifully illustrated with line drawings and more than 500 new photos, it covers topics ranging from simple salads and hors d'oeuvres to mousellines and charcuterie specialties to careers in the field.

This much-awaited text provides a complete look at this specialized area in culinary arts.

About this title

About the Author

Lou Sackett is a food writer and culinary educator who has written for both local and national culinary publications. Having taught previously at The Restaurant School in Philadelphia, she currently teaches at Dauphin County Technical School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Jaclyn Pestka is a regionally acclaimed restaurant chef with a specialty in world cuisines. Her tenure as chef instructor at The School of Culinary Arts in York, Pennsylvania led to her work in garde manger and expertise in charcuterie. She is now executive chef of Channels Food Rescue in Central Pennsylvania.

Wayne Gisslen (Consulting Author) is the author of the best-selling series of culinary books that includes Professional Cooking, Professional Baking, Advanced Professional Cooking, and Essentials of Professional Cooking, all published by Wiley. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, he has written and worked extensively in the field of culinary arts.

From the Back Cover

MASTER THE ART OF THE COLD KITCHEN

Millions of chefs have learned the fundamentals of cooking and baking like a professional from Professional Cooking and Professional Baking. Now, Lou Sackett, Jaclyn Pestka, and consulting author Wayne Gisslen bring those same hallmark features to understanding the art of garde manger.

This comprehensive and beautifully designed book builds on basic skills to present students and professional chefs with the advanced concepts and skills necessary to master garde manger work. Visually stunning and lavishly illustrated, the book includes step-by-step techniques, procedures, and finished dishes for more than 375 recipes and 400 variations. A variety of visuals totaling more than 700, and including more than 500 photographs, new and unique plating blueprints, and hundreds of line drawings, bring to life the methods, skills, and artistry at the core of garde manger work.

Professional Garde Manger is organized in a logical progression from basic preparations, such as sauces, salads, and sandwiches, to more complex ones, such as charcuterie work, mousselines, and chaud-froid. Within each chapter, practical theory is presented first, followed by information on ingredients, basic procedures, and, finally, recipes.

The demands of the garde manger's craft require knowledge and skills drawn from all culinary disciplines. Professional Garde Manger, the most comprehensive treatment of the cold kitchen available, thoroughly prepares culinary students, cooks, and chefs for the specialized work of the garde manger chef presenting high-quality cold foods for a variety of purposes and settings.

From the Inside Flap

MASTER THE ART OF THE COLD KITCHEN

Millions of chefs have learned the fundamentals of cooking and baking like a professional from Professional Cooking and Professional Baking. Now, Lou Sackett, Jaclyn Pestka, and consulting author Wayne Gisslen bring those same hallmark features to understanding the art of garde manger.

This comprehensive and beautifully designed book builds on basic skills to present students and professional chefs with the advanced concepts and skills necessary to master garde manger work. Visually stunning and lavishly illustrated, the book includes step-by-step techniques, procedures, and finished dishes for more than 375 recipes and 400 variations. A variety of visuals totaling more than 700, and including more than 500 photographs, new and unique plating blueprints, and hundreds of line drawings, bring to life the methods, skills, and artistry at the core of garde manger work.

Professional Garde Manger is organized in a logical progression from basic preparations, such as sauces, salads, and sandwiches, to more complex ones, such as charcuterie work, mousselines, and chaud-froid. Within each chapter, practical theory is presented first, followed by information on ingredients, basic procedures, and, finally, recipes.

The demands of the garde manger's craft require knowledge and skills drawn from all culinary disciplines. Professional Garde Manger, the most comprehensive treatment of the cold kitchen available, thoroughly prepares culinary students, cooks, and chefs for the specialized work of the garde manger chef—presenting high-quality cold foods for a variety of purposes and settings.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470179961
• ISBN 13: 9780470179963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 816