Synopsis
A celebrity chef takes readers step by step through more than one hundred classic recipes to illustrate a wide array of cooking techniques, in a cookbook designed to help novice chefs build basic cooking skills, accompanied by full-color photographic sequences and fix-it tips to correct culinary mistakes and avoid them in the future.
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Marcus Wareing has been working in restaurants and hotels for over ten years and has cooked all around the world. In 1999, he opened Petrus with Gordon Ramsay, and currently divides his time between there and the Savoy Grill.
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Wareing, a Gordon Ramsay protégé who heads the kitchen of the Grill Room at the Savoy Hotel on the Strand in London, understands that "there's more to know in a recipe than what's written down." In order to give home cooks a bit more guidance, he presents 80 recipes with added Keys to Perfection—additional images and tips that evoke the science behind each step. (He explains why, for example, it's important to dry the apples on the stovetop before baking them into a piecrust.) A 10-step Charter for Successful Cooking that educates readers on keeping an organized, efficient kitchen is illustrated with photos of the chef and his two young sons at work. He also provides an "All Is Not Lost" addendum with suggestions for how to salvage a dish if something goes awry (e.g., if a fondant cake becomes gritty, turn the chocolate into truffles). The repertoire doesn't comprise the standard classics of Western cuisine, but is an eclectic—and somewhat idiosyncratic—mix. Dishes like Chinese Noodle Soup, Southeast Asian–inflected Steamed Cod with Perfumed Broth, and Middle Eastern–inspired Spiced Eggplant supplement British mainstays like Treacle Sponge Pudding and Creamy Fish Pie. Though Wareing brings his professional sensibilities to the proceedings, his cooking is mostly accessible and unpretentious. Pan-Grilled Lamb Chops with Currant-Mint Sauce, served over Spinach with Garlic and Cream, are restaurant elegant but simple enough to serve at home. (Apr.)
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