The New Cooks' Catalogue The Definitive Guide to Cooking Equipment

Burton Wolf, Emily Aronson, Florence Fabricant

ISBN 10: 0375406735 / ISBN 13: 9780375406737

Published by Alfred Knopf, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New Cooks' Catalogue The Definitive Guide to Cooking Equipment
• Publisher: Alfred Knopf
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375406735
• ISBN 13: 9780375406737
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Updated, expanded, thoroughly revised, and now in full color--the definitive guide to cooking equipment and utensils

This book offers detailed evaluations of more than a thousand items of kitchen equipment--from paring knives to grill pans to espresso machines--providing you with practical information about brands, models, size, function, and performance. Each entry is accompanied by a color photograph and includes features and tips on care and usage. Also included are sections on what to look for when purchasing, as well as recipes and sidebars by more than a hundred culinary celebrities.

Whether you are setting up a kitchen for the first time or adding to a long-standing collection, you will find The New Cooks' Catalogue an invaluable and entertaining guide to making the right selections.

Contributors  include:

Bruce Aidells
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
Mario Batali
Michael & Ariane Batterberry
Rick Bayless
Daniel Boulud
Terrance Brennan
Giuliano Bugialli
David Burke
Penelope Casas
Helen Chen
Julia Child
Bernard Clayton
Shirley Corriher
Marion Cunningham
Ariane Daguin
Rocco DiSpirito
Alain Ducasse
Florence Fabricant
Susanna Foo
Larry Forgione
Edward Giobbi
Dorie Greenspan
Jessica B. Harris
Marcella Hazan
Maida Heatter
Pierre Hermé
Ken Hom
Dr. Ernesto Illy
Steven Jenkins
Thomas Keller
Gray Kunz
Daniel Leader
Sarabeth Levine
Michael Lomonaco
Nobu Matsuhisa
Michael McCarty
Danny Meyer
Joan Nathan
François Payard
Jacques Pépin
James Peterson
Alfred Portale
Paul Prudhomme
Eric Ripert
Claudia Roden
Douglas Rodriguez
Michael Romano
Julie Sahni
Marcus Samuelsson
Nancy Silverton
Raymond Sokolov
André Soltner
Jane & Michael Stern
Christopher Styler
Jacques Torres
Barbara Tropp
Margaret Visser
Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Alice Waters
Nach Waxman
Jasper White
Paula Wolfert
Kevin Zraly

About the Author

Burt Wolf is the host and writer of seven internationally syndicated television series that deal with food, travel, and cultural history. He was the first recipient of the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Television Food Journalism, and he has been nominated for two Cable Ace Awards and a national Emmy in connection with travel and cultural history. During his thirty years as a journalist, he has written or edited more than sixty books.