Understanding Food: Principles and Preparation
"I've been very pleased with the book. The students find it easy to read and understand. The schematics developed to explain chemical and physical reactions are great.""I think that this text book lays a solid foundation for students preparing for some aspect of the food industry, whether it be Hospitality Management, Chef, Dietetics, Catering, etc. this book provides the foundation from which additional layers of knowledge can grow.""This is a great book! All fourteen students who helped with the review were extremely positive about the text.""The text is very well written. The scientific information was very accurate and well presented.""The book is very good. It covers a number of angles well: nutrition, culinary arts, product identification and food science. I think the pictorial summaries at the end of each chapter are a very good feature."--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.