Notes on Cooking: A Short Guide to an Essential Craft

176 Pages·2009·1.67 MB·English

by  Lauren Braun Costello

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“In Notes on Cooking, Lauren Braun Costello and Russell Reich bring
you indispensable advice, experience, and know-how of many great
chefs. This handsome book is both inspirational and practical, and
a superb addition to the library of any passionate cook.”
– Daniel Boulud, Chef,Restaurant Daniel
“Concise, focused, and sensible. Notes on Cooking is full of useful
advice for young chefs. Well worth reading.”
– Jacques Pépin, Chef, Cookbook Author,
and PBS–TV Cooking Series Host
“Notes on Cooking is exactly what it says it is: a short guide to an es-
sential craft. There’s enough wisdom here to inspire any home
cook or seasoned professional.”
– Dan Barber, Executive Chef/Co–Owner,Blue Hill
“I wish Notes on Cooking had been written about 35 years ago, when
I started cooking professionally. It is an excellent source of level-
headed, practical, and essential advice; an indispensable and won-
derfully succinct compendium of knowledge for anyone, both
veteran and novice, who is involved with food preparation.”
– Michael Romano, Chef,
Union Square Hospitality Group
“Every cookbook should have this short book as a preface. It is the
unmeasured recipe for the systematic, creative, and fun act of
cooking. The message and guidance of this book is invaluable to
all who dare to enter the delicious world of food preparation.”
– Lidia Matticchio Bastianich,Host, LIDIA’S ITALY
“An abundance of tips, ideas and caveats. The list of food adjectives
is one I’ll refer to myself and the list of recommendations is indis-
pensable. The food pairings are the most insightful I’ve ever seen.
Work well done.”
– James Peterson,Five–Time James Beard Award Winner
“I love the short statements that lead to long reflections. They
bring me back to basics that pare away the ‘nonsense’ in the
kitchen.... Listen to the common sense of Notes on Cooking and
you will find yourself a happier cook.”
– Dorothy Hamilton, Founder & Ceo,
The French Culinary Institute
“It’s amazing how much cooking wisdom, sense, and technique is
crammed into this little book. It’s like Mom, James Beard and
Julia Child, Harold McGee and Escoffier all together in the ex-
purgated version.”
– Gael Greene,Insatiable–Critic.Com

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Notes on Cooking: A Short Guide to an Essential Craft
by Lauren Braun Costello and Russell Reich
© 2009 by RCR Creative Press Incorporated. Printed and bound in the United States of
America. All rights reserved. First printing 2009.
Published by RCR Creative Press Incorporated, New York, New York
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errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or any inconsistencies herein.
IMPORTANT: The authors cannot accept responsibility for any medical, nutritional, or
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NOTES ON is a trademark of RCR Creative Press Incorporated and may not be used
without written permission.
Jacket design by Julia Reich and Daniel Tamman. Illustrations by Eric Kittelberger and
Daniel Tamman. Interior design by Pneuma Books, LLC.
Also by Russell Reich
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Also by Lauren Braun Costello
The Competent Cook: Essential Tools, Techniques, and Recipes for the Modern At–Home Cook
Cataloging–in–Publication
(Provided by The Donohue Group)
Costello, Lauren Braun.
Notes on cooking : a short guide to an essential craft / Lauren Braun Costello,
Russell Reich ; [afterword by Dorothy Hamilton].
p. : ill. ; cm. -- (Notes on--)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 978-0-9724255-1-3
1. Cookery--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Cookery--Quotations, maxims, etc.
I. Reich, Russell, 1963- II. Hamilton, Dorothy M. III. Title.
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