Serious books for serious cooks

The list author says:
	"Restaurant cooking at home.  Stunning photography, recipes broken down into managable sections"

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	"Truely inspirational, shows how to dress a dish to impress!  The Godfather of books."

The list author says:
	"Pictorial encyclopeadia of dishes, listed by ingredient. Ducasse shows how to plate and finish the dish, great for reference"

The list author says:
	"As a complete Francophile I adore Ripailles, the recipes, the humour, the style, can curl up and read this anytime"

The list author says:
	"Long before Heston, Raymond Blanc was telling us about science in the kitchen, I love this book!"

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	"Fabulous reference book for kitchen science!"

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	"I love this book!  The recipes are just beautiful and the comments and sketches add to the enjoyment of reading"

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	"I think this is Ramsay's best book, everything turns out superbly!"

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	"A must have reference book!"

The list author says:
	"Secrets from the famous Champinon Sauvage, lovely book!"