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Old-School Comfort Food

The Way I Learned to Cook

by Alex Guarnaschelli
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How does one become an Iron Chef and a Chopped judge on Food Network—and what does she really cook at home?
Alex Guarnaschelli grew up in a home suffused with a love of cooking, where soufflés and cheeseburgers were equally revered. The daughter of a respected cookbook editor and a Chinese cooking enthusiast, Alex developed a passion for food at a young age, sealing her professional fate. Old-School Comfort Food shares her journey from waist-high taste-tester to trained chef who now adores spending time in the kitchen with her daughter, along with the 100 recipes for how she learned to cook—and the way she still loves to eat.
Here are Alex’s secrets to great home cooking, where humble ingredients and familiar preparations combine with excellent technique and care to create memorable meals. Alex brings her recipes to life with reminiscences of everything from stealing tomatoes from her aunt’s garden and her first bite of her mother’s pâté to being one of the few women in the kitchen of a renowned Parisian restaurant and serving celebrity clientele in her own successful New York City establishments. With 75 color photographs and ephemera, Old-School Comfort Food is Alex’s love letter to deliciousness.

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    April 9, 2013

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      • ISBN: 9780307956569

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      • ISBN: 9780307956569
      • File size: 27181 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      August 1, 2013

      In this collection of hearty dishes (e.g., broccoli and onion dip, whole duck with green peppercorn glaze, cinnamon sourdough pancakes), Guarnaschelli, a Food Network personality and the executive chef of New York City restaurants Butter and The Darby, shares a wealth of interesting and often humorous experiences, from stealing away to a bathroom to devour a king crab leg intended for the president of the French Republic to scorching a restaurant ceiling with a pan of flaming croutons. Her recipes, which pay homage to her parents and mentors, derive much of their flavor from sauces, marinades, vinaigrettes, and pickled components. VERDICT Most home cooks will benefit from Guarnaschelli's professional expertise and enjoy her vivid personal anecdotes.

      Copyright 2013 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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