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So I decided that I will start reading some cook books geared more towards the foodie crowd. What are the quintessential books that I should have on my shelf? I was either going to start w/ The French Laundry Cookbook or Ad Hoc at Home. What are some other ones that are must reads?
I am not sure I can pick out one or even 10, plus I think it depends on what kind of cooking you like to do: Any old James Beard cookbook works for starters, after that I am sold on books that are sold to raise money for charity. Why? Because these are based on recipes that have been tested over and over by the contributor. After that I love the books authored by my favorite Food Network stars. In my case, Melissa and Anne Burelle. (spelling) No cookbook library, owned by a true foodie would be complete without, at least one book from Julia...
The "Larousse Gastronomique" is the "basic" ( not that you can call that book "basic")for Classic French Food and a Foodie Bible in my experience.
Also books by Heston Blumenthal, Gordon Ramsay ( who besides having become an over-exposed tv chef is actually an astonishingly gifted chef), Raymond Blanc, Charlie Trotter,Pierre Gagnaire ( I am told his "Cooking : A Quintessential Art", is heaven for those who love to cook and eat), Marcus Wareing, those are the higher end of the cooking "scale".
For simple good lip smacking hip-widening food I love Nigel Slater , Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Nigella Lawson and of course Jamie Oliver...
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