MODERNIST CUISINE

Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking is a revolutionary treatment of cooking that pushes the boundaries of culinary arts. Winner of the 2012 James Beard Award for Cookbook of the Year, inducted into the Gourmand Cookbook Hall of Fame, and named one of the best cookbooks of the century by the New Yorker, its six volumes comprising 2,438 pages explore the history of cuisine and explain the science of cooking in a way that’s accessible to both professional chefs and home cooks. Created by a team of scientists, chefs, editors, and writers, these volumes explore research spanning the field of culinary science with careful attention to practicality and applicability in the kitchen. Through gorgeous illustrations and otherworldly techniques, this set will inspire you to innovate in your own kitchen.

Acclaim for Modernist Cuisine

“A visual roller coaster through the current world of food and cook­ing tools. . . . For the pro­fes­sional chef, mod­ernist or not, it will be an invalu­able ref­er­ence.” —the New York Times

“While there have been era-defining cookbooks—Auguste Escoffier’s Le Guide Culinaire (1903) is one precedent—it’s unlikely that any­one will ever have the desire or where­withal to pro­duce a print project of this mag­ni­tude again. Myhrvold has spared no expense and taken the time to get it right.” —TIME

“The most astonishing cookbook of our time.” —Wall Street Journal

“Big, beautiful, and worth the hype . . . it is the answer to everything you wanted to know about cooking, not to mention so many things you never thought about.” —the Washington Post

"The food publishing triumph of the decade" —Vogue

“Arguably the most beau­ti­ful, in-depth man­ual of cook­ing meth­ods ever pub­lished.” —USA Today

“Modernist Cuisine is the most spec­tac­u­lar cook­book the world has ever seen. Lifting the lid—literally—on the alchemy of the kitchen, it will trans­form the way we think about food for­ever.” —the Independent

“It’s an ency­clo­pe­dia, a man­i­festo, and a doc­u­men­tary, and, should you find a way to get your hands on it, you’re in for an expe­ri­ence that will leave you awed, exhausted, and agog with dis­be­lief.” —the Boston Globe

 “This book will change the way we understand the kitchen.” —Ferran Adrià

“The cookbook to end all cookbooks.” —David Chang

“Amazing! Unparalleled in its breadth and depth.” —Wylie Dufresne

“A breathtaking new benchmark in understanding cooking, Modernist Cuisine is destined to be as important a work for the 21st century as Escoffier’s Ma Cuisine was for the 20th century.” —David Kinch

“Modernist Cuisine is a landmark contribution to the craft of cooking and our understanding of its underlying principles. Its scale, detail, and eye-opening graphics are unmatched by any other book on the subject. It will be an invaluable resource for anyone with a serious interest in cooking techniques, whether the professional innovations of the last few decades or the long traditions on which they build.” —Harold McGee

“The most important book in the culinary arts since Escoffier.” —Tim Zagat

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