The book begins by outlining essential equipment for preparing soups and stews, then delves into the six fundamental stocks that form the foundation of classic French cuisine. It offers detailed recipes for traditional French soups, providing readers with both foundational knowledge and practical guidance to elevate their culinary skills.
Master the art of classic French saucesThe French Cook: Sauces is the first in a series of French cookbooks that will simplify and demystify French cuisine for all of those who love it and would like to bring it home to their American kitchens without traveling outside their homes.In her latest book, Holly Herrick creates a kind of French cooking course all about sauces, filled with beautiful how-to photography and step-by-step technqiques that will have you making sauces like a pro. The book focuses on the five mother sauces of French cuisine: béchamel, veloutés, hollandaise, espagnol and brown sauces, and les sauces tomates. In addition, Herrick devotes chapters to fonds, or stocks, the base of so many sauces, and mayonnaises, a simple, versatile sauce so widely used in classical French cuisine. In addition to the sauces, the book integrates main course ingredients, such as steak or roasted chicken, something more than to be dressed with a sauce, but also something that helped to shape the sauce itself. With myriad variations and derivatives on each basic sauce, this book will help turn your next meal into a veritable French feast.
When the original Charleston Chef's Table was published in December, 2009, Charleston's food scene was hot. In the book, author Holly Herrick referred to the period as a "second culinary renaissance." Since that time, Charleston's become an even hotter food town, indeed, one of the hottest, ranked the #1 most popular tourist destination in The United States, according to Conde Nast Traveler Magazine (2013 edition). The primary reason people come here is for the food. Charleston, which hosts more than four million visitors annually, has matured into a world-class culinary destination. Now, this book allows locals and visitors alike to take a bit of the city's incomparable flavor home, with profiles of the city's best restaurants and a signature recipe from each. From roadside dives to upscale eateries, Southern to Chinese, Holly Herrick leaves no stone unturned as she winnows Charleston's 1,500 restaurants down to her top picks. From fried chicken to saut ed duck livers, The Charleston Chef's Table delivers all the goods that make Charleston such an exciting place to visit, live, and dine. Complementing the text are full-color photographs, as well as sidebars that highlight this Southern gem's 300-year