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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER?JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AND IACP BOOK AWARD WINNER ? Change the way you think about cooking! In this epic guide to better eating, the chef, recipe developer, and video producer Sohla El-Waylly reimagines what a cookbook can be, teaching home cooks of all skill levels how cooking really works.

?The new Joy of Cooking.? ?The New York Times

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, NPR, Epicurious, The Boston Globe

?The book I wish someone had handed me when I began my own journey as a cook.??from the Foreword by Samin Nosrat, New York Times bestselling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat


A book to return to again and again and again.? ?Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times bestselling author of Plenty and Ottolenghi Simple

A practical, information-packed, and transformative guide to becoming a better cook and conquering the kitchen, Start Here is a must-have master class in leveling up your cooking.

Across a dozen technique-themed chapters?from?Temperature Management 101?and?Break it Down & Get Saucy? to ?Go to Brown Town,? ?All About Butter,?and ?Getting to Know Dough??Sohla El-Waylly explains the hows and whys of cooking, introducing the fundamental skills that you need to become a more intuitive, inventive cook.

A one-stop resource, regardless of what you?re hungry for, Start Here gives equal weight to savory and sweet dishes, with more than two hundred mouthwatering recipes,including:

  • Crispy-Skinned Salmon with Radishes & Nuoc Cham
  • Charred Lemon Risotto
  • Chilled Green Tahini Soba
  • Lemon, Pecorino & Potato Pizza
  • Fruity-Doodle Cookies
  • Masa & Buttermilk Tres Leches

Packed with practical advice and scientific background, and an almost endless assortment of recipe variations, along with tips, guidance, and how-tos, Start Here is culinary school?without the student loans.

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    A Hardback by Sohla El-Waylly, Samin Nosrat

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      Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
      Publication Date: 31/10/2023
      ISBN13: 9780593320464, 978-0593320464
      ISBN10: 0593320468

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER?JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AND IACP BOOK AWARD WINNER ? Change the way you think about cooking! In this epic guide to better eating, the chef, recipe developer, and video producer Sohla El-Waylly reimagines what a cookbook can be, teaching home cooks of all skill levels how cooking really works.

      ?The new Joy of Cooking.? ?The New York Times

      A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, NPR, Epicurious, The Boston Globe

      ?The book I wish someone had handed me when I began my own journey as a cook.??from the Foreword by Samin Nosrat, New York Times bestselling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat


      A book to return to again and again and again.? ?Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times bestselling author of Plenty and Ottolenghi Simple

      A practical, information-packed, and transformative guide to becoming a better cook and conquering the kitchen, Start Here is a must-have master class in leveling up your cooking.

      Across a dozen technique-themed chapters?from?Temperature Management 101?and?Break it Down & Get Saucy? to ?Go to Brown Town,? ?All About Butter,?and ?Getting to Know Dough??Sohla El-Waylly explains the hows and whys of cooking, introducing the fundamental skills that you need to become a more intuitive, inventive cook.

      A one-stop resource, regardless of what you?re hungry for, Start Here gives equal weight to savory and sweet dishes, with more than two hundred mouthwatering recipes,including:

      • Crispy-Skinned Salmon with Radishes & Nuoc Cham
      • Charred Lemon Risotto
      • Chilled Green Tahini Soba
      • Lemon, Pecorino & Potato Pizza
      • Fruity-Doodle Cookies
      • Masa & Buttermilk Tres Leches

      Packed with practical advice and scientific background, and an almost endless assortment of recipe variations, along with tips, guidance, and how-tos, Start Here is culinary school?without the student loans.

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