As a caterer I would highly recommend Garde Manger: The Art and Craft of the Cold Kitchen to anyone looking to entertain; housewives and hostess alike. It is required reading for promising and practicing chefs and well worth the price. The pictures are tantalizing to say the least and the recipes are clear, easy to read AND follow. As a 2nd year culinary student in an effort to economize and cut expenses I'd decided to buy used textbooks and this is, not my first, but one of the best purchases I've made so far. After doing a search on several sites, I find the best price usually comes from vendors on Half.com The book arrived as promised in a timely manner and EXCELLENT condition. None of my classmates could believe it wasn't new...until I showed them the (removable) "used textook" label and one tiny notation made by the previous owner in the very same spot I might have made it...as our chef gave us the very same instruction to reduce the recipe by half for our purposes!Read full review
THIS BOOK IS AMAZING IT CAN BE USED FOR A HOME COOK( NED TO SCALE RECIPES FOR LESS PORTIONS), A STUDENT CHEF, AND ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THR COLD KITCHEN. IT'S FULL OF RECIPES FROM SALADS TO CURING MEATS AND SIMPLE AND ELEGANT HOR'S D EV. AND MUCH MORE. IT HAS A LOT OF PICTURES BUT DON'T EXPECT IT TO BE COMPLETELY FULL OF PICTURES, THIS BOOK EMPHASIZES MORE ON RECIPES AND INFORMATION REGARDING CERTAIN TOPICS OF FOOD. ITS A TEXTBOOK NOT A RECIPE COLORFUL BOOK. YOU CAN'T BEAT THIS BOOK WITH ANY OTHER ONE. P.S. I BOUGHT THIS BOOK BECAUSE IM IN CULINARY SCHOOL AND IT HELPS ENORMOUSLY.
This book has much imformation. I am on my last term in school and thisbook is great. It allow you see and pick up the skills very easily
This book was just what I needed for the class I was taking and it was much cheaper than I could have purchased it for from any other source.
I picked this up for my Buffet and Catering class - excellent way to find out how the experts do it. Great training guide and good recipes.
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