Classical Cooking: The Modern Way Recipes, Third Edition [Hardcover]

Margaret Schmidt (Editor), Arno Schmidt (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 12, 2000

It is now easier than ever to use this culinary classic - the standard recipe reference that generations of cooks, restaurateurs and hotel managers have relied on for a foundation in the European cooking system. You will find an encyclopedic coverage of culinary dishes from appetisers through to desserts to preparing meals in the classic European tradition. This edition presents the combined knowledge of 60 Swiss culinary experts.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

From the Back Cover

Classical Cooking the Modern Way Recipes Third Edition Philip Pauli Classical Cooking the Modern Way: Recipes, Third Edition embodies over 780 extraordinary recipes from the famed Pauli family. A wider breath of readers now have the opportunity to benefit from this newly revised translation. The original Rezeptbuch der Küche from Switzerland is the most widely-used culinary reference in German-speaking countries. Catering to everyone from apprentice to master chef, this comprehensive collection of classical recipes is one to be savored. Pauli makes recipes even easier to follow by including chef’s notes from over 60 respected European chefs he has gathered for review. The translation stays meticulously faithful to the Swiss text.

• Listing recipe titles in English, German, and French.
• Providing weights and measures in U.S. equivalents.
• Suggesting substitutions for ingredients hard to find in the U.S.

This edition is deliciously highlighted with 32 full color photos (finished dishes elegantly arranged to spark ideas for presentation) and supported with significant background data about cooking methods, ingredients, nutritional information, and sanitation concerns. Discover dishes seldom found on menus today, along with updated methodology that stresses basic tried and proven prep techniques that foster a foundation for experimentation. As a reference you’ll find excellent answers to all your classical cooking concerns. As a manual for learning basic skills you’ll be guided by clear descriptions for making sauces, stocks, main dishes, and desserts. Just one taste illustrates why Pauli’s Classical Cooking the Modern Way: Recipes, Third Edition remains a staple on every professional chef’s shelf.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 417 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (September 12, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471286702
• ISBN-13: 978-0471286707
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,180,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars the mundane half of a great culinary reference, May 23, 1999

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This review is from: Classical Cooking: The Modern Way Recipes, Third Edition (Hardcover)

Classical Cooking ("Der Lehrbuch der Küche", "Technologie culinaire") is easily recognized by most hotel/F&B professionals trained in Western Europe and often just called the "Pauli".

Unfortunately, the American publisher of the 3rd edition (John Wiley) has choosen to split the book into two volumes. The recipes are actually the second half of Classical Cooking and while they are consistently good, the really amazing part of the original version happens to be the theory section that professional ethics, sanitation, and safety, kitchen management, food descriptions and purchasing, nutrition, menu planning, accounting, before going to cooking theory.

Apparently, John Wiley intends on publishing this content at some point, but it is a real shame that they chose to A.) break up the book in two, and B.) publish the recipes first. It is the missing theory and methods section that teaches the fundamentals of running a restaurant, hotel, or institutional kitchen.

One excellent solution is to seek out the out-of-print 2nd edition (Van Nostrand Reinhold) in used bookstores. The complete 2nd edition (which has both theory and recipes, just like the German and French editions used in Swiss hotel management schools) merits its reputation as possibly the most important book for an F&B manager to own.