The much-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times best-selling Top Chef: The Cookbook is here! Drawing from all 5 seasons of the show, Top Chef: The Quickfire Cookbook features 75 of the best recipesfrom Spike's Pizza alla Greek to Stephanie's Bittersweet Chocolate Cakeculled from the Top ChefQuickfire Challenges. Everything the home chef needs to assemble an impressive meal and channel the energy of the Quickfire kitchen is collected here, including advice on hosting a Quickfire Cocktail Party and staging Quickfire Challengesat home. Best of all, this book is spilling over with sidebar material, including tips for home chefs, interviews with contestants, fabulous photos, and fun trivia related to the chefs, dishes, and ingredients that make Top Chef a favorite.
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Antonis Achilleos is a New York-based photographer.
Padma Lakshmi is host of Top Chef. A former model and actress, she is the author of two cookbooks.
Padma Lakshmi is host of Top Chef. A former model and actress, she is the author of two cookbooks.
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20 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By Kate
Format:Hardcover
Huge fan of the show, and was excited to see this book. However, the selection of recipes is not all that exciting. It would have been really nice if we could have had it arranged by all quickfires and have had the top couple of recipes from each. Instead, it's all over the place, not in any particular order (they try to categorize recipes by quickfire theme, i.e. time based, ingredient based, but when you find different recipes from the same quickfire in different categories, it's obvious the categorization doesn't really mean anything difinitive), and many middle-of-the-pack or "least favorites" are actually included in here. Why would I want to bother with something that was panned on the show? All in all, there were very few recipes in here I was actually interested in trying.
If you're a die hard fan of the show, maybe you'll enjoy the biographies of all the contestants and other features that are included. It is pretty rich in these areas. However, I am more interested in the show for creativity and innovativeness, and really don't care about individual chef quotes, behind the scenes info, or multi-page spreads on how to plate.
If you're a die hard fan of the show, maybe you'll enjoy the biographies of all the contestants and other features that are included. It is pretty rich in these areas. However, I am more interested in the show for creativity and innovativeness, and really don't care about individual chef quotes, behind the scenes info, or multi-page spreads on how to plate.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Noah Cole
Format:Hardcover
I have many cookbooks in my collection, and at this point I only buy books I know I'll cook from. I'm a big fan of the show, so I made an exception with this book, thinking I wouldn't really cook from it. I was happy to find that the first recipe I tried, Sambar-Crusted Butterfish with Chorizo and Corn, was easy and delicious. I made it for a dinner party last weekend with black cod and everyone was impressed. The quickfire is all about fast, improvisational cooking, and this recipe from Radhika (Season 5) was a total success!
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Amaranth
Format:Hardcover
"Top Chef: The Quickfire Cookbook" is a hefty tome of the rapid fire challenges competing chefs have on BRAVO's highly successful show. In the Quickfire challenge, cooks must make a dish within a brief amount of time. Indeed,it's all about timing. One could see these recipes as the upscale, elite (complete with plating tips) equivalent to 30-Minute Meals However,this cooking to impress,and since it's visually dazzling, it's rightly deemed food pr0n.
"The Quickfire Cookbook" is useful with its tips on plating and timing. For any novice cook, it can be a help. On the other hand, the dishes aren't everyday fare. The layout is also confusing. It's not a conventional cookbook. One gets interviews with producers, various competitors, season facts, etc. For some reason it's difficult to make coherent books based on TV shows. Ironically, celebrity cooks like Ina Garten Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again , Michael Chiarello Michael Chiarello's Casual Cooking and Giada De Laurentiis Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes have books that are user-friendly,despite the fact they've been judges on shows like "Next Food Network Star" and yes--"Top Chef."
"Quickfire Cookbook" is visually appealing and has some practical uses, but it's more of a feast for the eyes than useful in the kitchen.
"The Quickfire Cookbook" is useful with its tips on plating and timing. For any novice cook, it can be a help. On the other hand, the dishes aren't everyday fare. The layout is also confusing. It's not a conventional cookbook. One gets interviews with producers, various competitors, season facts, etc. For some reason it's difficult to make coherent books based on TV shows. Ironically, celebrity cooks like Ina Garten Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again , Michael Chiarello Michael Chiarello's Casual Cooking and Giada De Laurentiis Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes have books that are user-friendly,despite the fact they've been judges on shows like "Next Food Network Star" and yes--"Top Chef."
"Quickfire Cookbook" is visually appealing and has some practical uses, but it's more of a feast for the eyes than useful in the kitchen.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great, but expensive to use
The recipes look incredible, and its all your favorites from the best quickfires. That said...there's not much chance that you have the skill to make these recipes, and the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by ThisguyAaron
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cookbook
Book was good but obviously for advanced chefs or chefs that want to be challenged. Not necessarily for families with picky kids.
Published 2 months ago by Rebecca
5.0 out of 5 stars
As advertised
Hubby can't wait to start trying these. Love the series, catching up quickly with the rest of the world. Thanks so much
Published 4 months ago by Katrina Lindsay
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Cookbook
Haven't really gotten around to using it, but it should have some really great ideas and recipies in it. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Momo71679
5.0 out of 5 stars
Oh Top Chef, how I love you
This book, much like other Top Chef books is just as detailed and wonderful. There are some recipes that are more reasonable to make, but lots of ingredients in each one which... Read more
Published 21 months ago by patty
4.0 out of 5 stars
yum
I like this book. Havent made anything in it yet, but there are plenty of things i would like to try! Read more
Published on November 28, 2010 by Jen
5.0 out of 5 stars
I LOVED this book!
If you loved the TOP CHEF cookbook, you'll LOVE this one too! Fantastic photos, great plating ideas, fabulous recipes!! This book was worth every cent I paid for it and more!
Published on July 16, 2010 by D. Ury
5.0 out of 5 stars
marvelous!
To all of you, who likes to cook everyday or sometimes - just buy it!
Amazing, unique, surprising and delicious food.
Amazing, unique, surprising and delicious food.
Published on June 5, 2010 by margaret mercik
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great recipes, with a real spirit of fun
As a casual fan of the show, I was less impressed with the trivia sprinkled throughout this book than I was with the recipes. Read more
Published on May 18, 2010 by Kurt Conner
5.0 out of 5 stars
Have some more fun in the kitchen!
If anyone knows me they know that my favorite show in the history of television is...`The Sopranos', but my favorite REALITY show in the history of reality T.V. is `Top Chef'. Read more
Published on March 29, 2010 by Andrew Ellington
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