Craft of Cooking: Notes and Recipes from a Restaurant Kitchen

ISBN: 0609610503

Author: Colicchio, Tom

Condition: New

Tom Colicchio, chef/co-owner of New Yorks acclaimed Gramercy Tavern, offers inspriation to cooks of any skill level with 140 simple recipes and technical tips.Realizing that his own culinary style had grown increasingly unembellished, and gambling that New York diners were experiencing that same kind of culinary fatigue (brought on by too much fancy food), Colicchio set out to prove that the finest food didnt have to be the most complicated. So in March 2001 he opened a new restaurant, Craft, that offered diners simple, soulful dishes centered around single ingredients that went on to shake up many peoples ideas of what restaurant food should be like.Craft of Cooking leads you through Colicchios thought process in choosing raw materials-like what to look for in fresh fish, or how to choose the perfect mushroom-to show that good food is available to anyone with access to a good supermarket, farm stand, or gourmet grocery. The book also features Day-in-the-Life-of-Craft portraits, which offer a fascinating, behind-the-scenes glimpse at areas of the restaurant beyond the dining room. These segments allow you to peer into the fast-paced prep kitchen, to witness the high drama of reservations, and to get a taste of the humor and empathy necessary to serve New Yorks colorful visitors and foodies.Using Toms straightforward and friendly voice, Craft of Cooking offers recipes suited to any purpose-from a quick family meal to a festive dinner party for twelve.