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Start here : instructions for becoming a better cook / Sohla El-Waylly ; foreword by Samin Nosrat ; photographs by Laura Murray ; illustrations by Aly Miller ; design by Chris Cristiano.

El-Waylly, Sohla, (author.). Murray, Laura (Photographer), (photographer.). Nosrat, Samin, (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

"More than 150 recipes--and techniques--for cooking with creativity and confidence"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593320464 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: lxxiii, 578 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Baking.
Cooking.
Cooking > Technique.
Genre: Cookbooks.
Recipes.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Stroud Branch 641.3 ElW 31681010349009 NONFIC Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    Helping you conquer the kitchen, this practical, information-packed guide, filled with tips, tricks, techniques and fundamental skills, provides more than 200 delicious recipes with an assortment of variations for leveling up your cooking. Illustrations.
  • Baker & Taylor
    "More than 200 recipes--and techniques--for cooking with creativity and confidence"--
  • Random House, Inc.
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AND IACP BOOK AWARD WINNER • Change the way you think about cooking! In this epic guide to better eating, the chef, recipe developer, and video producer Sohla El-Waylly reimagines what a cookbook can be, teaching home cooks of all skill levels how cooking really works.

    “The new Joy of Cooking.” —The New York Times

    A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, NPR, Epicurious, The Boston Globe

    “The book I wish someone had handed me when I began my own journey as a cook.”—from the Foreword by Samin Nosrat, New York Times bestselling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat


    "A book to return to again and again and again.” —Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times bestselling author of Plenty and Ottolenghi Simple   

    A practical, information-packed, and transformative guide to becoming a better cook and conquering the kitchen, Start Here is a must-have master class in leveling up your cooking.

    Across a dozen technique-themed chapters—from “Temperature Management 101” and “Break it Down & Get Saucy” to “Go to Brown Town,” “All About Butter,” and “Getting to Know Dough”—Sohla El-Waylly explains the hows and whys of cooking, introducing the fundamental skills that you need to become a more intuitive, inventive cook.

    A one-stop resource, regardless of what you’re hungry for, Start Here gives equal weight to savory and sweet dishes, with more than two hundred mouthwatering recipes, including:

    • Crispy-Skinned Salmon with Radishes & Nuoc Cham
    • Charred Lemon Risotto
    • Chilled Green Tahini Soba
    • Lemon, Pecorino & Potato Pizza
    • Fruity-Doodle Cookies
    • Masa & Buttermilk Tres Leches

    Packed with practical advice and scientific background, and an almost endless assortment of recipe variations, along with tips, guidance, and how-tos, Start Here is culinary school—without the student loans.

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