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On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
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On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the KitchenOn Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

Starred Review. Before antioxidants, extra-virgin olive oil and supermarket sushi commanded public obsession, the first edition of this book swept readers and cooks into the everyday magic of the kitchen: it became an overnight classic. Now, 20 years later, McGee has taken his slightly outdated volume and turned it into a stunning masterpiece that combines science, linguistics, history, poetry and, of course, gastronomy.
 
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Tags: course, poetry, gastronomy, dances, flavor, Cooking, Kitchen, Science, taken, slightly
Modern Gastronomy: A to Z
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Modern Gastronomy: A to ZModern Gastronomy: A to Z

Guru to a new generation of chefs from Chicago to Copenhagen, Spain’s Ferran Adrià has been featured on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of our times and touted by the press as an alchemist and a genius. His restaurant, El Bulli, was ranked first on Restaurant Magazine’s Top 50 list in 2006, 2007, and 2008, and has retained this title in 2009.
 
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Tags: rsquo, ranked, Bulli, restaurant, alchemist, Modern, rsquo, Gastronomy, genius