{"product_id":"9781416556374","title":"On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen","description":"Harold McGee's \u003ci\u003eOn Food and Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e is a kitchen classic. Hailed by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as \"a minor masterpiece\" when it first appeared in 1984, \u003ci\u003eOn Food and Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e is the bible to which food lovers and professional chefs worldwide turn for an understanding of where our foods come from, what exactly they're made of, and how cooking transforms them into something new and delicious. \u003cbr\u003e Now, for its twentieth anniversary, Harold McGee has prepared a new, fully revised and updated edition of \u003ci\u003eOn Food and Cooking.\u003c\/i\u003e He has rewritten the text almost completely, expanded it by two-thirds, and commissioned more than 100 new illustrations. As compulsively readable and engaging as ever, the new \u003ci\u003eOn Food and Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e provides countless eye-opening insights into food, its preparation, and its enjoyment. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOn Food and Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e pioneered the translation of technical food science into cook-friendly kitchen science and helped give birth to the inventive culinary movement known as \"molecular gastronomy.\" Though other books have now been written about kitchen science, \u003ci\u003eOn Food and Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e remains unmatched in the accuracy, clarity, and thoroughness of its explanations, and the intriguing way in which it blends science with the historical evolution of foods and cooking techniques. \u003cbr\u003e Among the major themes addressed throughout this new edition are: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraditional and modern methods of food production and their influences on food quality \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe great diversity of methods by which people in different places and times have prepared the same ingredients \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTips for selecting the best ingredients and preparing them successfully \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe particular substances that give foods their flavors and that give us pleasure \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur evolving knowledge of the health benefits and risks of foods \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOn Food and Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable and monumental compendium of basic information about ingredients, cooking methods, and the pleasures of eating. It will delight and fascinate anyone who has ever cooked, savored, or wondered about food.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126501753072,"sku":"9781416556374","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781416556374_p0.jpg?v=1763774781","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781416556374","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}