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Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2: More Amazing Clones of Famous Dishes from America's Favorite Restaurant Chains

by Todd Wilbur

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Publisher Comments:

The kitchen clone recipe king is back with a new Top Secret Restaurant Recipes collectionthe first since his 1997 bestselling Top Secret Restaurant Recipes, which has sold over one million copies. Wilbur takes readers behind the scenes of big-name restaurants like Olive Garden, Applebee's, and Outback Steakhouse, revealing the key ingredients and tricks of the trade they use to keep diners coming back for more. The book will feature 150 recipes, including:

Red LobsterCheddar Bay Biscuits

Cheesecake FactoryWhite Chocolate RaspberryTruffleCheesecake

Romano's Macaroni GrillPenne Rustica

California Pizza KitchenThai Crunch Salad

Original Pancake HouseApple Pancake

Chili'sSouthwestern Eggrolls

Houston'sChicago-Style Spinach Dip

Tony Roma'sBaked Potato Soup

Forget takeoutwith these fun recipes and blueprints, all using ingredients you can buy at your local supermarket, you can re-create your favorite restaurant signature dishes right in your own kitchen.

Review:

"Wilbur, who's made a small cookbook empire deconstructing chain restaurant favorites, here introduces 150 new recipes from such well-loved eateries as The Cheesecake Factory, Chili's, Outback Steakhouse and Waffle House. Adopting a wily, covert-agent tone when discussing his research ('A couple plane rides, a bit of driving, some walking and a stumble or two later, I had a cooler full of Houston's goodies procured safely back at the underground lab'), and brings infectious enthusiasm for each dish to his insider-y recipe intros. The results are, for the most part, winning: Houston's Honey-Lime Vinaigrette is a refreshing blend of honey, citrus, and mustard; IHOP Harvest Grain 'n Nut Pancakes are crunchy and wholesome; and Red Lobster's tasty Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Shrimp comes with an addictive cilantro-ranch dipping sauce. But perhaps the most useful aspect of this cookbook is that it allows home cooks to lighten up their favorite artery-clogging dine-out dishes. Have a hankering for P.F. Chang's Spare Ribs but don't feel like consuming a cup of light corn syrup or four cups of vegetable oil? A quick study of the recipe reveals myriad ways to make the dish more simple, healthful and enjoyable right at home." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Synopsis:

The kitchen clone recipe king is back with a new collection of 150 recipes that takes readers behind the scenes of big-name restaurants like Olive Garden, Applebee's, and Outback Steakhouse, revealing the key ingredients and tricks of the trade they use to keep diners coming back for more.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780452288003
Subtitle:
More Amazing Clones of Famous Dishes from America's Favorite Restaurant Chains
Author:
Wilbur, Todd
Publisher:
Plume Books
Subject:
Cookery, american
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Regional & Ethnic - American - General
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Chain restaurants -- United States.
Publication Date:
January 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
, Y
Pages:
395
Dimensions:
8.36x5.70x.85 in. 1.19 lbs.

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