An award-winning kitchen classic for over 35 years, and hailed by Time magazine as "a minor masterpiece" when it first appeared in 1984, On Food and Cooking is the bible which food lovers and professional chefs worldwide turn to for an understanding of where our foods come from, what exactly they're made of, and how cooking transforms them into something new and delicious.For its twentieth anniversary, Harold McGee prepared a new, fully revised an...

A requisite countertop companion for all home chefs, Keys to Good Cooking distils the modern scientific understanding of cooking and translates it into immediately useful information. The book provides simple statements of fact and advice, along with brief explanations that help cooks understand why, and apply that understanding to other situations. Not a cookbook, Keys to Good Cooking is, simply put, a book about how to cook well. A work of astounding scholarship and ori...

The ultimate guide to the smells of the universe--the ambrosial to the pungent, and everything in between--from the author of the acclaimed culinary guides On Food and Cooking and Keys to Good Cooking.From Harold McGee, James Beard Award-winning author and leading expert on the science of food and cooking, comes an extensive exploration of the awe-inspiring world of smell. In Nose Dive, McGee takes us on a sensory-filled adventure, from t...

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Pediatric dieticians job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into a muc...

In this revolutionary cookbook, Thomas Keller, America's most respected chef, explains why sous vide—cooking at precise temperatures below simmering—is a foolproof technique that yields results other culinary methods simply cannot.For the first time, one can achieve short ribs that are meltingly tender even when cooked medium rare. Fish, which has a small window of doneness, is easier to finesse, and shellfish stays succulent no matter how long it's been on the sto...

From Harold McGee, James Beard Award–winning author and leading expert on the science of food and cooking, comes an extensive exploration of the long-overlooked world of smell. In Nose Dive, McGee takes us on a sensory adventure, from the sulfurous nascent earth more than four billion years ago, to the fruit-filled Tian Shan mountain range north of the Himalayas, to the keyboard of your laptop, where trace notes of phenol and formaldehyde escape between the keys.Through it...

'One of the great chefs of his generation.' Angela Hartnett'Nathan is my Breton brother. He is a true master of the sea.' Richard BertinetThis brand new handbook from Michelin-star chef Nathan Outlaw is a must-have for anyone cooking with fish, from home cooks to culinary students.For anyone wanting to know more about seafood and how to cook it, Michelin-starred Nathan Outlaw has distilled three dec...

WASHINGTON POST BEST COOKBOOKS OF 2025NPR BOOKS WE LOVE 2025EPICURIOUS STANDOUT COOKBOOK FOR FALL 2025READWORTHY BEST NEW COOKBOOKS 2025From beloved James Beard Award–winning and New York Times bestselling author Dorie Greenspan—a vibrantly illustrated collection of recipes for simple yet most-memorable cakesOver the years, Dorie has created thousands of excellent recipes. And out of ...

A revised edition of David Lebovitz's bestselling collection of desserts, featuring stunning new photography and more than 170 mouthwatering recipes for pastries, cakes, cookies, and moreProfessional cook and baker David Lebovitz is a master of perfectly pitched desserts and irreverent humor—a combination that has won him and his books hundreds of thousands of fans. This completely revised edition of Ready for Dessert is a compilation of David's favorite a...

A bold and elegant cookbook from America’s most celebrated chef, Thomas Keller—this time focusing on his legendary American fine dining institutions, the French Laundry and Per Se.“This superb work is as much philosophical treatise as gorgeous cookbook.” —Publishers Weekly, starred reviewBound by a common philosophy, linked by live video, staffed by a cadre of inventive and skilled chefs, the kitch...

Named a Best Cookbook of 2026 by Bon Appétit and Food & WineAs featured in the New York Times, New York Magazine, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, CN Traveler, Gourmet, The Today Show, LitHub, and more.A charmingly obsessive, thoroughly tested exploration of the best ways to cook and bake your favorite foods.Some might think the “best...

Discover a treasure trove of enchanting dishes from the Middle East, Mediterranean and North Africa, in this beautiful new edition of the original gem at the heart of bestselling food writer Diana Henry's much-loved repertoire.***'I love this book so much' - Nigel Slater'An all-time classic. The book I'm happy to return to, over and over again. It's an utter joy to cook from, as it is to dig deep into the stories' - Yotam O...