On Cooking: Techniques from Expert Chefs (2nd Ed)

1125 pages. As new hardcover in similar dust jacket. "More than just a cookbook, On Cooking is a practical reference and authoritative guide to the culinary world. Through the pages of this book, thirty of the finest chefs, food writers and teachers invite you to step into their professional kitchens and learn the techniques of fine cooking. And of course there are recipes-- over 550 of them from around the world uncovering the simple and the spectacular, the familiar and the exotic." (Jacket blurb)