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 Charlie Rose with Roland Betts & Paul Goldberger; Gordon Ramsay (May 27, 2005) $24.95 Discussions about rebuilding plans in Lower Manhattan with Roland Betts of the Lower Manhattan Development Council, and Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker. Also, chef Gordon Ramsay talks about his work and his two television programs.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.  A Chef for All Seasons $27.95 It's true that this book contains recipes that are not all that well-suited to home cooks, although there are certainly several that home cooks could reproduce quite well. But this book is called "A CHEF for All Seasons", not "A Home Cook for All Seasons". I've noticed a lot of people will give poor ratings to cookbooks like some of those from Gordon Ramsay, Eric Ripert, Thomas Keller, and other high-end chefs because the recipes are difficult to duplicate at home. That's because these books were not meant for home cooks! These books have no place on the shelf of the standard home cook, except as coffee table books. If you love looking through cookbooks you will never cook from, then by all means buy it and do that. But don't expect to buy a cookbook from a top-tier chef and think you can duplicate every recipe. If you could, you would have little reason to visit their restaurants! If you want to buy a cookbook from a high-level chef like Gordon Ramsay, look for keywords like "Made Easy", "Makes it Easy", "for Friends", "at Home", etc. Most of the time you can tell from a book's title who that book is meant for. As an aspiring culinary professional, I find this book very delightful. It's not as "high-end" as his book "Three Star Chef", but the recipes are easier to duplicate at home. I would say at least 10% to 20% of the recipes in this book can be duplicated at home by novice cooks. The rest can be made at home by people who have a little more cooking skill, time, and money for high-end ingredients. Not all recipes require truffles or lobster. Some contain common ingredients you can buy in any grocery store. If you buy this book for what it is, it's a fantastic piece of work... truly five star material. But it's not a book that you would use as a home cook on a regular basis. You're not going to be cooking Wednesday dinner or even Sunday lunch from this book, but you could certainly use it for special occasions. It's also very enjoyable to just read and study! |
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