Magic in the Kitchen or Girl Cant Cook

Magic in the Kitchen: The American Chef - Whimsical Portraits - Outstanding Recipes

Author: Jan Bartelsman

Taking inspiration from the surrealists, and adding a twist of twenty-first-century technology and a love of good food, photographer Jan Bartelsman turns his lenses on the United States' star chefs, traveling from coast to coast to photograph, interview, and collect recipes from such culinary luminaries as Julia Child, Thomas Keller, Charlie Trotter, and Daniel Boulud.

Bartelsman captures each chef's unique personality in hand-tinted photomontages enhanced by fanciful digitally generated elements to create a gallery that Food Arts magazine calls "fresh and spontaneous." Baby carrots rain down on Jean-Georges Vongerichten as he stands against the Manhattan skyline. Dancer-graceful Suzanne Goin strikes a pose with a Martha Graham-inspired carrot.

The chefs' recipes and comments are as lively as their portraits. Ming Tsai spices lobster with garlic and pepper, and serves it with lemongrass fried rice; Lydia Shire's gorgonzola dolce ravioli are paired with roasted summer peaches. This book is truly a delectable dish, the complexity and taste of which readers can savor for years to come.

Publishers Weekly

Magic in the Kitchen by Jan Bartelsman, offers a cheerier look at creative spirits 40 top American chefs, including Tom Colicchio and Nobu Matsuhisa. Bartelsman provides whimsical photographs (Joachim Splichal sports a potato peel hat; Lydia Shire floats on a flying carpet), while the chefs offer spunky autobiographies (Daniel Boulud's begins, "I am not a butter freak") and signature recipes. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Table of Contents:

	Preface	6
	Introduction	8
	Julia Child	11
	Ben and Karen Barker	14
	Lidia Bastianich	19
	Rick Bayless	24
	Daniel Boulud	28
	Jeffrey Buben	33
	Tom Colicchio	38
	Gary Danko	42
	Robert del Grande	47
	Tracl des Jardins	54
	Rocco Dispirito	58
	Tom Douglas	62
	Wylie Dufresne	66
	Todd English	70
	Bobby Flay	74
	Claudia Fleming	78
	Suzanne Goin	82
	Christine Keff	88
	Thomas Keller	92
	Bob Kinkead	95
	Jean-Marie Lacroix	100
	Nobuyuki Matsuhisa	104
	Nancy Oakes	107
	Patrick O'Connell	111
	Tadashi Ono	116
	Michel Richard	123
	Eric Ripert	128
	Marcus Samuelsson	132
	Lydia Shire	136
	Katy Sparks	141
	Susan Spicer	146
	Joachim Splichal	149
	Allen Susser	154
	Rick Tramonto	160
	Charlie Trotter	164
	Ming Tsai	168
	Norman Van Aken	172
	Marc Vetri	175
	Jean-Georges Vongerichten	180
	Bob Waggoner	184
	About the Chefs	188
	The Restaurants	206
	Acknowledgments	210
	Index	211

Book about: Your Babys First Year Week by Week or Dying at Home

Girl Can't Cook: 250 Fabulous No-Fail Recipes a Girl Can't be Without

Author: Cinda Chavich

Chefs are becoming celebrities, and there are more cooking shows and cookbooks available than ever before. So why do so many people still declare, "I can't cook!"? Complex recipes, hard-to-find ingredients, and glossy food photography can intimidate and frustrate beginner cooks. Cinda Chavich feels your pain and gives you over 250 no-fail recipes you will love to make. Divided into three sections -- Sustenance, Decadence, and Observance -- recipes range from after-work supper ideas such as Easy Thai Chicken Salad, and Barbecue Pork Tenderloin to party menus such as Fondue Party, the PC Vegetarian Feast, and Baby Shower Buffet. The Valentine's Day Dinner with Seared Scallops in Champagne Sauce and Lamb Chops with Mustard Rub lets you pull out all the stops for that special someone. A perfect gift for the young-and-not-so-culinary-inclined, The Girl Can't Cook is the cookbook for fabulous kitchen goddesses in training everywhere.