The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs
by: Karen Page, Andrew Dornenburg
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Great cooking goes beyond following a recipe--it's knowing how to season ingredients to coax the greatest possible flavor from them. Drawing on dozens of leading chefs' combined experience in top restaurants across the country, Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg present the definitive guide to creating "deliciousness" in any dish. Thousands of ingredient entries, organized alphabetically and cross-referenced, provide a treasure trove of spectacular flavor combinations. Readers will learn to work more intuitively and effectively with ingredients; experiment with temperature and texture; excite the nose and palate with herbs, spices, and other seasonings; and balance the sensual, emotional, and spiritual elements of an extraordinary meal.
Seasoned with tips, anecdotes, and signature dishes from America's most imaginative chefs, THE FLAVOR BIBLEis an essential reference for every kitchen.
Great cooking goes beyond following a recipe--it's knowing how to season ingredients to coax the greatest possible flavor from them. Drawing on dozens of leading chefs' combined experience in top restaurants across the country, Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg present the definitive guide to creating "deliciousness" in any dish. Thousands of ingredient entries, organized alphabetically and cross-referenced, provide a treasure trove of spectacular flavor combinations. Readers will learn to work more intuitively and effectively with ingredients; experiment with temperature and texture; excite the nose and palate with herbs, spices, and other seasonings; and balance the sensual, emotional, and spiritual elements of an extraordinary meal.
Seasoned with tips, anecdotes, and signature dishes from America's most imaginative chefs, THE FLAVOR BIBLEis an essential reference for every kitchen.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- A student's best friend
I am in Culinary school. This book is a must. It is well worth the investment.
Rating: 
- Nice Idea Book
An interesting read in the first part describing the chefs and a few recipes. The bulk of the book is a listing of ingredients and their affinities. It provides inspiration to try new flavor pairings. I've experimented a bit with a few of my standard offerings and have been pleased with the results.
Rating: - The Flavor Bible is a comprehensive guide to flavors and how to blend them with food; a must-have for anyone who cooks!
This reverence guide is versatile, detailed and it has been exhaustively researched. With many basic ingredients, basic cooking ideas and simple dishes listed alphabetically, this guide is a wonderful resource for anyone who wants to cook regardless of experience or lack there of.
Chapter 1: a brief chapter on "Learning to Recognize the Language of Food"
Chapter 2: a brief chapter on "Communicating VIA the Language of Food"
Chapter 3: takes up the majority of ... Read More
Rating: - Learning to Create great meals
This is the book to have if you love cooking and food. This the ultimate in learning the craft of making your own recipes.
Rating: - Be Creative...
The Flavor Bible is not a traditional cookbook; this reference book enables you to think about cooking in a new way and inspires you to create original dishes of your own. I have had this book for about a month and I have already come up with a few new tasty dishes and sauces of my own.
- A student's best friendI am in Culinary school. This book is a must. It is well worth the investment.
- Nice Idea BookAn interesting read in the first part describing the chefs and a few recipes. The bulk of the book is a listing of ingredients and their affinities. It provides inspiration to try new flavor pairings. I've experimented a bit with a few of my standard offerings and have been pleased with the results.
- The Flavor Bible is a comprehensive guide to flavors and how to blend them with food; a must-have for anyone who cooks!This reverence guide is versatile, detailed and it has been exhaustively researched. With many basic ingredients, basic cooking ideas and simple dishes listed alphabetically, this guide is a wonderful resource for anyone who wants to cook regardless of experience or lack there of.
Chapter 1: a brief chapter on "Learning to Recognize the Language of Food"
Chapter 2: a brief chapter on "Communicating VIA the Language of Food"
Chapter 3: takes up the majority of ... Read More
- Learning to Create great mealsThis is the book to have if you love cooking and food. This the ultimate in learning the craft of making your own recipes.
- Be Creative...The Flavor Bible is not a traditional cookbook; this reference book enables you to think about cooking in a new way and inspires you to create original dishes of your own. I have had this book for about a month and I have already come up with a few new tasty dishes and sauces of my own.
