{"product_id":"9780470194966","title":"Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making","description":"\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the James Beard Foundation Award for Cookbook of the Year for the 1991 First Edition\u003cp\u003e\"It's the single contemporary reference on the subject that is both comprehensive and comprehensible. I love Jim's recipes (and there are gems all over the place here), but what's special about Sauces is the text: it reads so well that this is the kind of book you can take to bed.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Mark Bittmanfrom the Foreword to the Second Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"James Peterson has done for sauces that which Escoffier did for the cuisine of La Belle epoque. . . . Sauces is a manual for the professional cook and, as such, it will rapidly become a classic and indispensable reference.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Richard Olneyfrom the Foreword to the First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Here is yet another cookbook that can stand among the best reference works. I suspect it's a harbinger of kindred books as publishers begin to respond to a growing audience of cook-readers who hunger for connected, nuanced, reliably researchedinformation.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Gourmet magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a book I wish I had written myself. . . . Every few decades a book is written that says all there is to say on a subject, or has all the information and passion that sets the standard for professionals and amateurs alike. Sauces is one of the best culinary books of this century in English.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Jeremiah Tower\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The art of sauce making is the cornerstone of serious cooking. This book is a must for the new generation of creative cooks who wish to build on the classical French foundation with contemporary, delicious variations.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Daniel Boulud\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is a special reference book-comprehensive and inspiring.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Alice Waters\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025737793776,"sku":"9780470194966","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780470194966_p0.jpg?v=1763706389","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780470194966","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}