The most acclaimed new interpreter of French cuisine since Alice Waters shares the techniques and the philosophy behind her award-winning approach to French food. With Debra Ponzek as their guide, a new generation of home cooks can truly participate in the next wave of culinary innovation. National ads/media.
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Debra Ponzek, former chef at Montrachet in New York, was once one of America's superstar culinary artists. But she chucked it all to lead a more normal life away from the pressure and the long, hard hours. Now she's back with a cookbook that draws on the expertise she gained in the kitchen of one of the top restaurants in the country. Her goal is to show how to apply some of the secrets of the chef's art in your kitchen at home. Crab cakes, for example, can be cooked most of the way through in advance and finished off before serving. Broths can be made way in advance. The book succeeds, both in passing on tricks of the trade and offering delicious, inspiring recipies.
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[Ponzek] has devoted herself to blending the efficiency and beauty of restaurant cooking with the simplicity of home cooking.... There's a lot of stimulating cooking here. -- The New York Times Book Review, Richard Flaste
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A lot from one book,
By radishsc (Poulsbo, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: French Food, American Accent: Debra Ponzek's Spirited Cuisine (Hardcover)
I had origionally read about this chef/author in the book Home Food so I researched more articles on the woman. In the end I bought the book for my daughter because the book had a lot in it. My daughter had asked for a book on technique and this book instills confidence for the beginning cook. Along with good recipes there is a lot of information on substitution of ingredients and timing. She really teaches how to think ahead in cooking, Her recipes are lovely variations on the familiar. As it is summer in Seattle as I write this, I had only hoped that it would have more seasonal food. It is a book for someone living on a coast. I find myself borrowing this book from my daughter quite a lot.
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