The Deluxe Food Lover's Companion

(Hardcover) Like new. This enlarged and enhanced new reference volume was written for discerning home chefs and everybody else who wants to become more knowledgeable about good food and elegant dining. Alphabetically arranged entries define and describe-- Fruits and vegetables, both well-known and exotic varieties Meat cuts and preparation methods Fish, shellfish, and ways to cook and serve them, breads, pastas, and other grain-based foods, cooking tools and techniques, reliable ways to preserve and store foods, herbs, spices, and their many uses . . . and much more!