The Chef's Companion: A Culinary Dictionary

The indispensable guide to over 5,000 culinary terms

Even the most international chef sometimes needs help with today'swildly diverse cooking terminology. Now, there's an updated andrevised edition of Elizabeth Riely's The Chef's Companion, whichprofessional chefs and aspiring cooks everywhere can turn to whenthey need quick access to concise and reliable definitions, pronunciations, correct spelling, accepted usage, and origins ofculinary terms. This invaluable guide covers all the terms thatchefs might use with customers and kitchen staff-in areas such ascooking techniques, food preparation, herbs and spices, varietiesof food, wine, and equipment for the professional kitchen. Over 900new terms have been added to this edition to provide expandedcoverage of areas such as wine, pastry, and ethnic cuisines. TheChef's Companion: no kitchen is complete without it.