At State Bird Provisions in San Francisco, chefs Brioza and Krasinski use dim sum style carts to offer guests small but finely crafted dishes along with a menu of more substantial dishes.

. This superb work is as much philosophical treatise as gorgeous cookbook.” —Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW Bound by a common philosophy, linked by live video, staffed by a cadre of inventive and skilled chefs, the kitchens of Thomas ...

Getting right to the heart of why Gordon Ramsay is such a celebrated chef, this book shows 50 of his classic recipes presented as they would be in one of his restaurants.

A philosophy major with no formal culinary training, Christopher Kostow is not your typical Napa Valley chef.

"The acclaimed chef behind the Michelin-starred Mister Jiu's in San Francisco's Chinatown shares stories of the past, present, and future of Chinese cooking in America through 90 mouthwatering recipes"--

The book features more than 125 sophisticated recipes, arranged by season, adapted for the home cook, and accompanied by stunning full-color photographs by Francesco Tonelli

Told from the point of view of the principal players chefs to line cooks, porter to maitre d, sommelier to captain the story lets you feel the heat, the creativity, the sense of accomplishment as 150,000 plates of culinary perfection are ...