BOOK: Thinking About A Culinary Career?

With all the media attention on superstar chefs, prime-time cooking shows and the evolved view of a gourmet chef from a behind-the-scenes craftsman to a lauded artist, many people dream of entering the culinary field. But as with everything else, behind the perceived glamor is a lot of grunt work. The authors of the new…
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BOOK REVIEW: The Cuisine Of Escoffier

When looking for a copy of August Escoffier’s Le Guide Culinaire on Amazon.com, we found an elucidating customer review by Charlene Vickers of Winnepeg, Canada. The great Escoffier (1846-1935) was a was a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who updated and codified traditional French cooking techniques. In 1903, he published what instantly became the…
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BOOK: What You Should & Shouldn’t Make From Scratch

When Jennifer Reese lost her job as a book editor for Entertainment Weekly, she looked for ways to economize. She began with the family’s food bill. Is it cheaper to buy or make your own bagels, cream cheese, jam, crackers, yogurt and granola, she wondered. She began a cost-benefit analysis on how much she might…
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