The Silver Palate Cookbook64 reviews Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins, ... Workman Publishing Company, 1982 A Classic + This cookbook will endure for the ages + This book should be in every kitchen + the only cookbook you'll ever need + What???             The Cooking of Southwest France : Recipes from France's Magnificent Rustic Cuisine8 reviews Paula Wolfert Wiley, 2005 The Best of the Sud-ouest in English + It's Just Like Being in the South of France! + Great + Newer, but not always better + A great rework             The Great Book of French Cuisine: Revised Edition4 reviews Henri-Paul Pellaprat, Jeremiah Tower Vendome Press, 2003 Sure it's dated! But it's a great compendium of pre-modern Haute Cuisine + Encyclopediac Treatment of haute cuisine. A must for foodies + THE EPITOME OF FRENCH COOKBOOKS This is one of those lavishly impractical texts that serious food-lovers should own because it so neatly reminds us of the aristocratic origins of French Haute Cuisine. Originally published in 1935 as L'Art Culinaire Moderne, it records, encyclopedically, the last days of the grand hotel cuisine ...             Honey from a Weed: Fasting and Feasting in Tuscany, Catalonia, the Cyclades and Apulia6 reviews Patience Gray Prospect Books (UK), 2004 Epitome of Great Culinary Writing. Buy it and Read it Now! + Real Food for the Soul + A Fascinating Window on Rural Greek and Italian Life and Eating + A rare treasure             On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen172 reviews Harold McGee Scribner, 2004 food science my friends + Foody Gift + On Food and Cooking + Great Book!             The Essential Cuisines of Mexico: Revised and updated throughout, with more than 30 new recipes.13 reviews Diana Kennedy Clarkson Potter, 2000 Encyclopaedic but practical reference + Sara + The Essential Cuisines of Mexico + Still the best             Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking112 reviews Marcella Hazan Knopf, 1992 An essential book for a beginning chef... + It's like a text book + Good basic Italian cooking! ...I've referred to this book over the years for technique and authenticity of Italian cooking...it is a wonderful book. I agree that it is on par with Julia Child's French cookbook. I've made many of the recipes and they are fabulous....the poached shrimp, easy and delicious...the grilled ...             The Fannie Farmer Cookbook: Anniversary97 reviews Marion Cunningham, Fannie Farmer Cookbook Corporation, ... Knopf, 1996 Still the one + The Best of The Best! + Great basic cookbook + A staple of any cookbook collection! + Fannie Farmer cookbook             Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook6 reviews Alice Waters Random House, 1995 A Classic You Must Have + Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook There's a special reason we go to the books of the great chefs. It's not to throw a meal together in 2 minutes, or to make sure we will find a dish we can cook with no trouble in two pans in our kitchens at home. It's to look inside an imagination and see what someone can achieve with ingredients ...             The Physiology of Taste: Or Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy9 reviews M. F. K. Fisher Counterpoint, 2000 The standard English edition of a landmark eccentric classic + An elegant journey in gastronomy + Important socially, historically, and culturally--but not aestetically + love for gastronomy             Lulu's Provencal Table2 reviews Richard Olney Ten Speed Press, 2002 A classic of the first Water! Buy it!!! + Like a bit of the Domaine in my house `Lulu's Provencal Table' by renowned culinary writer and editor, Richard Olney is one of the best works in the very select genre of what might be called `culinary anthropology'. The works I know in this field are few in number but very high in quality and in the rewards for interested readers. ...             La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange: The Original Companion for French Home Cooking37 reviews Madame Evelyn Saint-Ange, Paul Aratow Ten Speed Press, 2005 Edifying instruction + The food geekery of another age + a quasi Joy of Cooking only French + French quisine has never been made so understandable             Larousse Gastronomique45 reviews Larousse Gastronomique Clarkson Potter, 2001 The Best Gift For A New Chef + Makes a great gift + Better than I thought it was going to be + The chef's bible             Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006159 reviews Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, ... Scribner, 2006 Cook up some classics! + As good as ever + The best cookbook ever + The Joy of Cooking             Uncommon Fruits & Vegetables : A Commonsense Guide8 reviews Elizabeth Schneider William Morrow Cookbooks, 1998 Great book, but look into buying her brand new book first + Unique Best of Its Type Veggie/Fruit Book + fruit & vege + Have one in every kitchen library + Fascinating , informative, and much more than a cookbook!             Mastering The Art of French Cooking, Volume One (1) (Fortieth - 40th - Anniversary Edition)68 reviews Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, ... Alfred A. Knopf, 2001 masrtering the art of french cooking + A Classic + Volume Two makes great bread + French cooking for french cooks also! + A Perfect Way to Learn French Cooking             Escoffier: The Complete Guide to the Art of Modern Cookery23 reviews Wiley, 1983 Review from a Professional Chef + Not for the faint of heart + secret decoder ring for chefs + Cookbook             The New Making of a Cook: The Art, Techniques, And Science Of Good Cooking23 reviews Madeleine Kamman William Morrow Cookbooks, 1997 you really do want this book + One of the best cookbooks ever written + Great book. I really like 3 things about this book. + Madeleine Kamman's book             Food Lover's Companion, The (Barron's Cooking Guide) 3rd Edition84 reviews Sharon Tyler Herbst Barron's Educational Series, 2001 A Cook's Best Friend + must have for foodies + Every cook should own this + Food Lover's review + Food Lovers Companion             Cooking with Pomiane (Modern Library Food)4 reviews Edouard De Pomiane Modern Library, 2001 magnifique! + I Smell Something Yummy! + I Smell Something Yummy! + Charming!