Synopses & Reviews
The Gourmet Garage started as a supplier of fresh and exotic ingredients to the chefs and restaurateurs of New York, then became a retailing leg when it opened its doors to the public in 1992. Now, award-winning cookbook authors Sheryl and Mel London and the experts of the Gourmet Garage show you how to select from the dizzying array of ingredients, transforming them into simple, healthful, wonderful meals in your own kitchen.
Unlike other cookbooks, The Gourmet Garage Cookbook is organized by ingredient and takes you through every section of a specialty food store that's one step away from the farmer. Of particular interest to the home cook are the "Shop Smart" tips in each chapter, which tell the reader how to choose the best and freshest products in the marketplace, and "Notes for the Cook," containing dozens of helpful hints for making the most out of those ingredients.
Review
"A valuable book for home cooks and professionals, including great pointers on saving money and buying the right products..." (Chef Alain Sailhac, The French Culinary Institute)
"...It is a worthwhile addition to the library of any cook, amateur or professional." (Mario Batali, chef and co-owner of Babbo, Po, and Lupa, and host of the Food Network's Molto Mario)
Synopsis
Award-winning cookbook authors Sheryl and Mel London and the experts of the Gourmet Garage show how to select from the dizzying array of both everyday and sometimes unfamiliar ingredients to transform them into 185 simple, wonderful recipes. 36 illustrations.
About the Author
Sheryl and Mel London are the authors of eleven cookbooks and were winners of the James Beard Cookbook Award in 1994 for A Seafood Celebration. They test their recipes at their homes in New York City and Fire Island. The Gourmet Garage began as a wholesale business flying fresh food in daily for the chefs of New York City. A retailing sensation once it opened to the public in 1992, the shop quickly became a New York institution.