The Ultimate Cook's Manual: Become the Chef You've Always Wanted to be

This bible teaches you the classic culinary techniques by leading you through 100 classic recipes

This is the perfect manual for the home. The 100 recipes, each featuring cross-section illustrations, step-by-step photography and a beautiful image of the finished dish inspire the reader to discover the secrets of these delicious dishes.

Starting with 40 building-block recipes for the classic sauces (such as white butter and hollandaise), the main cooking methods (such as roasting and braising) and the staple ingredients (butter, eggs, cheese), the book gives you the toolkit to progress to a further 60 more accomplished dishes. These cover ideas for hot and cold starters, like Gravlax salmon vol-au-vent or Cheese soufflé to meat and poultry recipes, like Beef bourguignon and Lacquered duck, as well as fish and seafood, including Salmon confit and Monkfish armoricaine, as well as sophisticated side dishes to accompany them.

A superb guide for the aspiring cook longing to master a range of good cooking practices to use in their own kitchen. Marianne Magnier-Moreno worked in restaurants in Paris and New York before devoting herself to cookbook writing.

• Detailed step-by-step photographs simplify even the most difficult techniques for the home cook
• An in-depth basics section gives you the tools to create an exhaustive list of authentic recipes
• Huge, oversized and full of speciallycommissioned illustrations and photography, this is a masterpiece of book making and design