Professional Books


Fast Food NationFast Food Nation
Best Price: $7.44
In Eric Schlosser's first devastating book on the malpractices of the fast food industry, he...
The Professional ChefThe Professional Chef
Best Price: $34.50
Excellent resource for anyone interested in cooking. Techniques are clear, perfectly explained...
Under Pressure: Cooking Sous VideUnder Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide
Best Price: $47.25
A revolution in cooking Sous vide is the culinary innovation that has everyone in the food...
Professional BakingProfessional Baking
Best Price: $37.56
Although Im not a pastry chef or baker, I purchase this book to help me with doughs on my menu....
Culinary ArtistryCulinary Artistry
Best Price: $16.67
This book is filled with all sorts of information about food prep and techniques and flavor...


Working the Plate: The Art of Food PresentationWorking the Plate: The Art of Food Presentation
Best Price: $16.81
Some nice pictures...many cookbooks have better. No discussion on style or technique and...
Zagat 2008 New York City Restaurants (Zagatsurvey)Zagat 2008 New York City Restaurants (Zagatsurvey)
Best Price: $4.84
We live outside of NYC in Stamford, CT and we head into the city about every other weekend. We...
Introduction to Foodservice (11th Edition)Introduction to Foodservice (11th Edition)
Best Price: $73.33
This 11th edition of a classic text has been revised and updated to include the latest and most...
Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition, and Health, Revised and Expanded Edition (California Studies in Food and Culture)Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition, and Health, Revised and Expanded Edition (California Studies in Food and Culture)
Best Price: $10.95
Marion Nestle is an amazing researcher that worked diligently to unravel the truth about...
The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry, 4th EditionThe Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry, 4th Edition
Best Price: $40.98
I discovered this book while training with Carol Jordan. This was the only cook book (other than...


Larousse GastronomiqueLarousse Gastronomique
Best Price: $51.96
I bought this book for my cousin's bridal shower. (It was on her registry.) The day it arrived,...
Foodservice Organizations: A Managerial and Systems Approach (6th Edition)Foodservice Organizations: A Managerial and Systems Approach (6th Edition)
Best Price: $69.30
Need text for course, but actually interesting content. Would recommend to those going into food...
Professional Cooking, College VersionProfessional Cooking, College Version
Best Price: $70.00
Great professional cookbook. Although this book is not for the home cook, the recipes can be...
Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese CookingMorimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking
Best Price: $22.30
Cooking. For me this is an orgasmic book of unmeasured proportions. I have loved Iron Chef. I...
The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary InstituteThe Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute
Best Price: $5.11
I really enjoyed this book. What I expected was an inside-the-walls report about an...

Garde Manger: The Art and Craft of the Cold Kitchen (Culinary Institute of America)Garde Manger: The Art and Craft of the Cold Kitchen (Culinary Institute of America)
Best Price: $38.40
This is a book about cooking, preservation, and presentation. I find the recipes are easy to...
The Professional Chef: Study GuideThe Professional Chef: Study Guide
Best Price: $18.93
This book is ideal for anyone who wants to learn about cooking. It has every possible word and...
Becoming a ChefBecoming a Chef
Best Price: $16.73
This book takes you in-depth into the life and passion of a chef using well-known chefs as...
Mastering Knife Skills: The Essential Guide to the Most Important Tools in Your Kitchen (with DVD)Mastering Knife Skills: The Essential Guide to the Most Important Tools in Your Kitchen (with DVD)
Best Price: $18.53
"Mastering Knife Skills" by chef Norman Weinstein is a marvel of a book - visually...
At Your Service: A Hands-On Guide to the Professional Dining RoomAt Your Service: A Hands-On Guide to the Professional Dining Room
Best Price: $16.17
I only bought this book for my Restaurant Management class homework. I was suprised to find out...

Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary ProfessionalsNutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals
Best Price: $56.98
The Food Service is each day an wide open door for nutritionists. This book in particular is...
The Elements of Cooking: Translating the Chef's Craft for Every KitchenThe Elements of Cooking: Translating the Chef's Craft for Every Kitchen
Best Price: $12.50
Great reference style book. Not what I expected from Michael Ruhlman but decent none the less. I...
How to Open a Financially Successful Bakery : With a Companion CD-ROMHow to Open a Financially Successful Bakery : With a Companion CD-ROM
Best Price: $21.80
This book covered everything a small bakery owner would ever need to run a financially...
The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward PerfectionThe Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection
Best Price: $7.85
Here, Ruhlman returns to continue the journey that began with The Making of a Chef, albeit this...
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary UnderbellyKitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Best Price: $8.50
Not a cook book, but a fine read for anyone interested in fine food; and required reading for...

Modern Garde MangerModern Garde Manger
Best Price: $62.00
Book was delivered in exact condition as described. Would not hesitate to buy from this seller...
On the LineOn the Line
Best Price: $23.10
Take one top New York restaurant, add danger, drama, and dialogue, toss in their best recipes,...
The Pastry Chef's Companion: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for the Baking and Pastry ProfessionalThe Pastry Chef's Companion: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for the Baking and Pastry Professional
Best Price: $11.19
A comprehensive baking dictionary and reference guide With more than 4,800 terms and...
In the Hands of a Chef: The Professional Chef's Guide to Essential Kitchen Tools (Culinary Institute of America)In the Hands of a Chef: The Professional Chef's Guide to Essential Kitchen Tools (Culinary Institute of America)
Best Price: $12.98
I bought the book for my son who is a student of the CIA, he loved the book!
Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in TuscanyHeat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany
Best Price: $3.86
I love this book. If I could get my wife to read it, she would have lasted 10 pages. If you...

Zagat 2008 San Francisco RestaurantsZagat 2008 San Francisco Restaurants
Best Price: $8.74
Very accurate on the quality of the restaurants and the prices. As for decor, I guess it's more...
Zagat Boston Restaurants 2008/09: Including Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket (Zagatsurvey)Zagat Boston Restaurants 2008/09: Including Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket (Zagatsurvey)
Best Price: $8.70
Essentials of Professional CookingEssentials of Professional Cooking
Best Price: $63.48
Managers of restaurants and other foodservice operations need to know how to cook—but...
Do It for Less! Parties: Tricks of the Trade from Professional Caterers' KitchensDo It for Less! Parties: Tricks of the Trade from Professional Caterers' Kitchens
Best Price: $12.22
I first rented this book from the library, it was such a help and packed with so much...
How to Start a Home-Based Personal Chef Business (Home-Based Business Series)How to Start a Home-Based Personal Chef Business (Home-Based Business Series)
Best Price: $10.70
I found this book veery informative. i have always loved to cook, but have never done it...

The Professional Personal Chef: The Business of Doing Business as a Personal Chef (Book only)The Professional Personal Chef: The Business of Doing Business as a Personal Chef (Book only)
Best Price: $40.85
This book covers every aspect of starting your own personal chef business. It even helps with...
Zagatsurvey 2009 Washington, DC Baltimore Restaurants (Zagatsurvey: Washington Dc/Baltimore Restaurants)Zagatsurvey 2009 Washington, DC Baltimore Restaurants (Zagatsurvey: Washington Dc/Baltimore Restaurants)
Best Price: $2.24
Zagat Chicago Restaurants 2008/09 (Zagatsurvey: Chicago Restaurants)Zagat Chicago Restaurants 2008/09 (Zagatsurvey: Chicago Restaurants)
Best Price: $8.65
Two Meatballs in the Italian KitchenTwo Meatballs in the Italian Kitchen
Best Price: $7.40
Two meatballs is a very delicious cookbook. I have made four or five recipes. My family loved...
Le Cordon Bleu's Complete Cooking Techniques: the indispensable reference demonstrates over 700 illustrated techniques with 2,000 photos and 200 recipesLe Cordon Bleu's Complete Cooking Techniques: the indispensable reference demonstrates over 700 illustrated techniques with 2,000 photos and 200 recipes
Best Price: $25.71
This book is just amazing. Great help for those who want to master or learn the basic cooking...

The Fundamental Techniques of Classic CuisineThe Fundamental Techniques of Classic Cuisine
Best Price: $38.40
1ST off, this is not a cookbook, but a textbook. Should you be interested in vastly improving...
Cooking at Home with The Culinary Institute of AmericaCooking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America
Best Price: $21.46
My grandson graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and I have several of their...
Gisslen Professional Cooking 6th Edition w/CD-ROM + Professional Cooking 6th Edition Study Guide - SETGisslen Professional Cooking 6th Edition w/CD-ROM + Professional Cooking 6th Edition Study Guide - SET
Best Price: $93.37
Zagat Paris Restaurants 2008/09 (Zagatsurvey)Zagat Paris Restaurants 2008/09 (Zagatsurvey)
Best Price: $6.75
Math Principles for Food Service OccupationsMath Principles for Food Service Occupations
Best Price: $73.72
The product came in clean and just as expected. Shipping was very quick. Thank you!

Craft of Cooking: Notes and Recipes from a Restaurant KitchenCraft of Cooking: Notes and Recipes from a Restaurant Kitchen
Best Price: $7.48
Love it! Great information for the more that just every-day cook. The detail is wonderful. ...
In The Heat Of The KitchenIn The Heat Of The Kitchen
Best Price: $12.99
This is one of those cook books put together by a "TV Chef" that may seem somewhere...
Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful EatingHarvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating
Best Price: $6.00
This book was more about Jane's views on food than on food itself. Good book if you are a fan...
THE ULTIMATE PIZZA MANUAL: MAKE PIZZA LIKE THE PROS&#133;<i>USED TO!</i>THE ULTIMATE PIZZA MANUAL: MAKE PIZZA LIKE THE PROS…USED TO!
Best Price: $13.45
Have you ever wondered why you can't make pizza at home as good as you get in a pizza joint? ...
Trader Vic's Tiki Party!: Cocktails & Food to Share with FriendsTrader Vic's Tiki Party!: Cocktails & Food to Share with Friends
Best Price: $10.00
"Trader Vic's Tiki Party" captures the ambience of 1950's-1960's Tiki culture and gave...

The International School of Sugarcraft Book OneThe International School of Sugarcraft Book One
Best Price: $16.86
I bought both vol 1 and vol 2 of this book. Vol 2 is more in tune with what I wanted as I am...
Culinary Boot Camp: Five Days of Basic Training at The Culinary Institute of AmericaCulinary Boot Camp: Five Days of Basic Training at The Culinary Institute of America
Best Price: $12.18
As a recent graduate of the CIA's Career Discovery program, which was very similar to the Boot...
Fast Food Nation tie-in: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (P.S.)Fast Food Nation tie-in: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (P.S.)
Best Price: $8.75
I took a long time to finish reading this book. As a nutrition major in college, I really wanted...
Zagat 2008 Los Angeles RestaurantsZagat 2008 Los Angeles Restaurants
Best Price: $4.00
I've used this book to find cheap restaurants in L.A. that have great food. It hasn't steered...
Culinary FundamentalsCulinary Fundamentals
Best Price: $73.89
This is the Textbook I chose for my students. I just can say it's excellent!

Gordon Ramsay's Three Star ChefGordon Ramsay's Three Star Chef
Best Price: $40.95
Gordon Ramsay&#8217;s no-holds-barred television persona has garnered widespread attention...
Decorative Napkin Folding for BeginnersDecorative Napkin Folding for Beginners
Best Price: $1.84
I love to entertain and this gave me easy napkin folding ideas for each event I have.
Remarkable Service: A Guide to Winning and Keeping Customers for Servers, Managers, and Restaurant OwnersRemarkable Service: A Guide to Winning and Keeping Customers for Servers, Managers, and Restaurant Owners
Best Price: $14.85
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve the table service in their...
Leadership Lessons From a Chef: Finding Time to Be GreatLeadership Lessons From a Chef: Finding Time to Be Great
Best Price: $22.38
Great book if you are interested in implementing programs into your kitchen. The author is a...
Consuming Passions: A Food-Obsessed LifeConsuming Passions: A Food-Obsessed Life
Best Price: $3.84
There's the greatest chocolate cake recipe in the book that I've ever tried, and the spice cake...
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