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Alinea (Hardcover)

by Grant Achatz (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Ten Speed Press; illustrated edition edition (1 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1580089283
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580089289
  • Product Dimensions: 31.2 x 25.4 x 4.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,450 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #60 in  Books > Food & Drink > National & International Cookery

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'Despite being robbed of the professional cook's most critical faculty - to tell one flavour from another - [Achatz] battled against formidable odds to create dishes of extraordinary subtlety and invention.' --The Observer, 20th July 2008<br /><br />'A recent article in Observer Food Monthly gave Grant Achatz a higher profile, but his name has always been significant amongst the food cognescenti .... However, it is the collection of 100 dishes made up of some 600 technically sophisticated recipes that make this book such a desirable buy. Achatz's take on molecular gastronomy and his amazing presentation skills are dissected in detail.' --Yes Chef Magazine, Autumn 2008

Your Dinner's in the Lab: A Christmas dinner special looking at sell-out molecular gastronomy cookbooks --The Sunday Times, 28th December 2008

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Three feature pieces frame the book: Michael Ruhlman considers Alinea's role in the global dining scene, Jeffrey Steingarten offers his distinctive take on dining at the restaurant, and Mark McClusky explores the role of technology in the Alinea kitchen. "Alinea" holds the Five Diamond Award from AAA and Five Stars from Mobil, and has been featured in the "Wall Street Journal" and the "New York Times",

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5.0 out of 5 stars My most amazing and inspiring cookbook ever, 3 Mar 2009
By Marnix Kemme "food for thought for food" (Rotterdam, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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Unlike other reviewers I do not think that the very sophisticated and inspiring recipes in this book are impossible for the home cook. But they are complicated, for sure. Sometimes even incredibly complicated.
But the descriptions are extremely accurate, the photography is fantastic and I particularly loved the 'to assemble and serve' paragraphs that end each recipe. Though many recipes are also too complicated for me as an advanced amateur, I dare say that that I succesfully made 8 dishes from this wonderful book at my own 2008 Christmas dinners.

Grant Achatz is a fabulously talented chef and his book Alinea is highly recommended to advanced home chefs. Incredible photography makes it inspiring and mouthwatering at the same time, even if you don't do any of his recipes at all.
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5.0 out of 5 stars achatz at the top of the game, 15 Dec 2008
By Mr. Ryan J. Gibson "pandachef" (cardiff) - See all my reviews
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it took me well over a month in fact nearly 2months to get this book and i thought of cancelling it. i got to say im glad i didnt.

this book is amazing but would say only for a experianced chef or someone that really loves food. the recipe are extremly complex for the everyday cook and doing most of them at home is nearly impossible. but from cover to back this book is glorious. the best book i own (and i have alot) maybe that will change when my el bulli collection turns up
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5.0 out of 5 stars A book you won't cook from...., 11 Nov 2008
By N. welch "Kitchen lurker" (In the kitchen) - See all my reviews
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This is a truly amazing book but one I don't think I will ever use to cook from. The photography, the writing, the recipes are all excellent but I think maybe a little too complicated to want to do at home.

At work maybe I will use a few of the ideas but I dont think i will ever make any of the full recipes.

I still have to give this 5 stars as it is a truly great book and just carries on from any of Thomas Keller's books, Its different cooking but still in the same league!! Highly reccomended
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and inspiring book
I probably will not use this book for cooking one-to-one, however the innovative and artistic style of cooking that it represents is indeed inspiring.
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