Cookbook Reviews

  • Looking for a Holiday Gift?

    This is an admitted, somewhat shameful self-promotion, but “tis the season”. If you are looking for one of those last minute gifts, a light read that is focused on sharing some stories associated with the first four decades of my… Continue reading

  • The Chef’s New Essential Cookbook

    There are hundreds of cookbooks released every year (I know because I am addicted to amazon.com), yet very few can be revered as “essential” A book that will appear on every serious chef’s desk, must be one that defines a… Continue reading

  • Dishwashers Rule!

    The following is a repost of an article that I wrote during the first few months of “Culinary Cues”: it is still relevant. “Just a quick note on dishwashers:  there is no one person, let me state that again –… Continue reading

  • A book worth adding to your collection

    In Pursuit of Excellence (Northstarbooks, LLC) is one of those professional cookbooks that I can’t put down once I begin paging through the chapters that follow the courses in a menu.  Josiah Citrin  –  chef/owner at Melisse Restaurant  in California… Continue reading