Impress for Less!
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Author Description
How would you like to serve up five-star restaurant food at your next dinner party? QVC personality Hope Fox makes it possible with this one-of-a-kind cookbook, which shares amazing recipes from 100 top restaurants across the country—ten each from ten top food cities. Best of all, Fox has streamlined and simplified all of the recipes so you can easily prepare them in your own kitchen, using basic equipment and supermarket ingredients. The book is brimming with impressively delicious starters and main courses—Braised Duck Legs with Asian Spices from Jean Georges in New York, Seared Scallops with Tomato Beurre Blanc from Restaurant Michael Mina in San Francisco, and Chicory Coffee Lacquered Game Hens from Commander's Palace in New Orleans, to name just three. With dishes like these, plus 97 more from restaurants like Spaggia in Chicago, Jöel in Atlanta, and Lucques in Los Angeles, it’ll be a cinch to impress your dinner party guests—for less!
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This cookbook provides simplified recipes from 100 top restaurants across ten major U.S. cities, enabling home cooks to recreate five-star dining experiences. Author Hope Fox, a QVC personality, has adapted these dishes using basic equipment and readily available ingredients, making gourmet cooking accessible. The book features a curated selection of starters and main courses, including examples like Braised Duck Legs with Asian Spices from Jean Georges and Seared Scallops with Tomato Beurre Blanc from Restaurant Michael Mina.
THE SCOPE MAP
- Recipes from 100 top restaurants across the United States.
- Features ten recipes from each of ten major food cities.
- Streamlined and simplified recipes for home preparation.
- Utilizes basic kitchen equipment and common supermarket ingredients.
- Includes impressive starters and main courses.
- Examples of featured dishes: Braised Duck Legs with Asian Spices, Seared Scallops with Tomato Beurre Blanc, Chicory Coffee Lacquered Game Hens.
- Recipes sourced from renowned establishments such as Jean Georges, Restaurant Michael Mina, and Commander's Palace.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
This cookbook is presented as a practical guide for home cooks aiming to replicate high-end restaurant dishes without extensive resources. The premise suggests a focus on accessible gourmet cooking, leveraging the author's experience in simplifying complex culinary techniques for a broader audience. The selection of recipes from esteemed restaurants across major cities aims to provide variety and inspiration for dinner party hosts.
Page Count:
288
Publication Date:
2007-07-30
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons
ISBN-10:
0764596896
ISBN-13:
9780764596896
Non-Fiction
Cooking
Recipes
Home Cooking
Entertaining
Cookbooks
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