Formulas for Flavour: How to Cook Restaurant Dishes at Home

by JohnCampbell (Author), HestonBlumenthal (Foreword)

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  Paperback
  2010

  $3.26

  Imagine having a Michelin-starred chef as your best friend. Someone who would share your love of good food, reveal the tricks that took him to the top of his profession, and happily divulge the culinary expertise that would guarantee all your dishes really work. Meet John Campbell, a Michelin-starred chef at the country house estate and spa, Coworth Park. Here he distills years of hard work and meticulous study in the gastronomic arts and sciences into a concise selection of foolproof gourmet recipes that lovers of fine dining can enjoy at home. Your tastebuds - and those of your guests - will thrill to the exciting combinations of quality ingredients on John's menus, but best of all, he takes you step by step through every stage of each dish's execution, explaining not only what to do when cooking, but how and why. Soon you will be as relaxed and confident in the kitchen as he is, producing dinner parties that are the envy of friends and well on the way to developing your own signature dishes.

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.63

  Formulas for Flavour is a carefully conceived introduction to innovative restaurant-style cooking. John Campbell has done the thinking so you don't have to. The delicious starters, main courses and desserts are all photographed step-by-step, making them very easy to follow whatever your level of cooking experience. John gives specific instructions on which components of the dish can be prepared in advance, minimising the work required on the day of your dinner party. He also supplies all you need to know about purchasing quality ingredients. Whether you work in a restaurant kitchen or merely have fantasized about owning a restaurant one day, this book will be a major contribution to expanding your culinary prowess.

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  Hardcover
  2001

  $3.26

  John Campbell goes through every stage of preparing a series of recipes. He reveals the tricks of the trade, and divulges the culinary expertise that makes the dishes work, and covers the principles of matching one set of flavours with another.