num_pages: 380
description: Winner of the 2009 James Beard Book Award for Best Book: Reference and ScholarshipGreat cooking goes beyond following a recipe--it's knowing how to season ingredients to coax the greatest possible flavor from them. Drawing on dozens of leading chefs' combined experience in top restaurants across the country Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg present the definitive guide to creating deliciousness in any dish. Thousands of ingredient entries organized alphabetically and cross-referenced provide a treasure trove of spectacular flavor combinations. Readers will learn to work more intuitively and effectively with ingredients; experiment with temperature and texture; excite the nose and palate with herbs spices and other seasonings; and balance the sensual emotional and spiritual elements of an extraordinary meal.Seasoned with tips anecdotes and signature dishes from America's most imaginative chefs THE FLAVOR BIBLE is an essential reference for every kitchen.
language: English
title: The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs
publisher: Little, Brown and Company