Food for Fifty (13th Edition) (Pearson Custom Library: Hospitality and Culinary Arts) Review

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(More customer reviews)I discovered this book several years ago while working as a hall director for a cooperative living residence hall. The college women who lived there cooked for their fifty housemates.
Molt's book was a godsend for us; the instructions were basic, easily understood, and useful.
The best aspect of Food for Fifty is the fact that, recipes aside, the book gives excellent tables and instructions for cooking times/weights/quantities beyond the recipes it lists. In other words, it is quite useful when adapting one's own recipes to meals for 50 or 100 people.
I have since used Food for Fifty in another food service job, where it was equally useful and well-received. I highly recommend it to anyone, whether you're doing institutional meals, church meals, or simply work with large food quantities on a regular basis. It's worth it!

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This classic book is the resource for learning how to prepare and serve quality food in quantity. From caterers to food service managers, this book provides a wide variety of reliable quantity recipes and methods for planning, selecting and preparing menus for all types of food services. With over 100 new recipes, updated tables, and information on the latest techniques, this edition addresses safety and economic concerns, as well as the dining trends and expectations of today\'s consumer. Some new features include:New! Over 100 new recipes and recipe revisions.

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The Most Beautiful Villages of Spain Review

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(More customer reviews)This book has breathtaking photographs of lovely exotic Spain. A true delight and pleasurable experience. A wonderful addition to your coffee table for everyone to enjoy. I have received many compliments on this inspiring magnificent book. It would make a great gift.

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The best-selling Most Beautiful Villages series now takes colorful, romantic, vibrant Spain as its subject. Traditional architecture and dramatic natural settings place these villages among the most unspoiled and appealing in Europe. Pretty Romanesque churches dominate mountain communities in the Asturias and the Pyrenees; walled hamlets rise from the high plains of Castilla; literary and artistic associations enrich the beautiful remains of Moorish Andalucía.More than thirty village gems are featured here. From Galicia to the Basque country in the north lie picturesque fishing villages. Patient exploration in the heart of the country reveals such delights as Pedraza's arcaded square seen against a backdrop of snowcapped mountains, or La Guardia's mighty defensive walls towering above the vineyards of Rioja. In the east, the whitewashed houses of coastal Cadaqués have become famous as an artists' colony, while El Palmar is renowned for its paella. And in the villages of Andalucía, like Medina Sidonia, the traces of Moorish civilization can be found.The Most Beautiful Villages of Spain is completed by special sections on local culinary delights, as well as listings of places to stay and eat and sights to visit. 266 color illustrations.

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Food Alert: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Food Safety Review

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(More customer reviews)Want to lose weight?
Read this book and you will never want to eat again!
Yikes! There are over 1,000 foodborne illnesses in my kitchen alone. I'm going to hide under my bed until all the bad things go away.

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Botticelli's Bed & Breakfast Review

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(More customer reviews)A delightful foldout book of art masterpieces exhibited in an entertaining and tongue-in-check layout.

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Fireman Small - Fire Down Below Review

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(More customer reviews)My 3 ½-year-old son loves Fireman Small. He identifies with the fireman's diminutive stature and is entertained by the shenanigans of the silly animals he rescues. We both think Fireman Small Fire Down Below! is the best book ever. The illustrations are deceptively simple. From my son's point-of-view they are easy to understand and lively. I find them witty, complex, and beautifully composed. The singsong rhythm of the text makes it easy for me to read it over and over--as my son demands. Unlike many children's books, this one rewards multiple readings with new surprises. Don't miss the little mouse who turns up in odd places. While this book definitely charms kids, there are also amusing little vignettes that appeal to a grownup sensibility.

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The Martini Companion: A Connoisseur's Guide Review

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(More customer reviews)This small book is elegantly packed with big information about the Martini, gins, vodkas, vermouths and more! A straight up read for the serious bartender thirsty for more.


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Once the beverage of suave spies and millionaire socialites, the Martini is enjoying new-found popularity. Some consider it the ultimate drink of sophistication, with its crystal clarity and elegant glass. Here's the history of this inspiring cocktail, tasting notes for individual brands of gin, vodka, and vermouth, and recipes from fabulous bars from coast to coast. 35 full-color photos.

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Leadership Lessons From a Chef: Finding Time to Be Great Review

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(More customer reviews)Unless you are in the restaurant industry, comprehending what it takes to be successful is quite difficult. Certainly there is a need to run an operation profitably, and that in itself can be a monumental task, but before profit comes a focused, well run kitchen. When it operates efficently, watching a kitchen in the heat of service can be very similar to focusing on an orchestra under the direction of a competent conductor. When it operates poorly, the kitchen resembles a cross between Dante's Inferno and the gates of hell.
A well built team of serious culinary professionals, focused on food and service will always lead to a financially successful business. At the head of this team you will always find a confident, well-versed, competent, compassionate, quality driven leader.
Chef Carroll, a highly accomplished culinarian shows us how he has been able to make his mark as one of the finest cooks in the country while systematically running some of the finest clubs in America.
This book is truly inspirational, easy to understand, well-organized and a perfect addition to every serious culinary professionals library.

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"Chef Charles Carroll has answered our prayers and delivered a book, a bible, a life's journal shared by a real chef in today's modern kitchen."?Chef John Folse, CEC, AAC"From time to time, I buy motivational books for my managing partners and chefs, and this book is my all-time favorite gift. What Chef Carroll has to say is the real thing."?Johnny Carrabba, founder, Carrabba's RestaurantA unique guide to leadership in the culinary arena, by a chef for chefsLeadership Lessons from a Chef is about creating excellence in the professional kitchen. Here the difference between good and great comes down to the details, and attention to these details comes from the right attitude reaching across all staff. A good culinary manager, according to author and award-winning Certified Executive Chef Charles Carroll, skillfully cultivates this attitude for success, and so leads the way toward kitchen excellence.
Using stories and examples drawn from his many years' experience, Chef Carroll gives you a leader's tour through the working kitchen. Offering proven wisdom in plainspoken terms instead of abstract management theories, the practical tools and ideas found in this groundbreaking book can be used immediately to motivate and develop an effective team environment among kitchen staffs.Leadership Lessons from a Chef features: Chef Carroll's formula for managing kitchen staffs?SEF: Scheduling, Empowering, and Follow up?and how the formula works in practice Take-away boxes that reinforce key points Chapters that progress logically, helping you evaluate and refine your goals, develop a mission and principles, and implement these in a motivational and positive way Helpful forms for both greater efficiency and esprit de corps Inspiring quotations, as well as life and work tips from Chef Carroll
Whether you're a student just starting your culinary education, or an executive chef seeking to take your operation to a whole new level of excellence, Leadership Lessons from a Chef is an indispensable resource for all stages of your culinary career.

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