Restaurant Professional Cookbooks / Chef Books: The Professional Chef

The Professional Chefr is the official text of The Culinary Institute of America's culinary degree program. This Eigth Edition includes lavish, four-color photography and clear, instructive text moving from mise en place (preparation) to finished dishes. Over 640 classic and contemporary recipes--with approximately 200 variations--are included especially for their use of fundamental techniques to give students a foundation from which to build an exciting personal repertoire.