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Title: The Wolfgang Puck Cookbook: Recipes from Spago, Chinois and Points East and West by Wolfgang Puck, Jason Epstein, Susan Disesa ISBN: 067976125X Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: May, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent recipes, clear explanation
Comment: Despite what the previous reviewer said, this cookbook is excellent. Every recipe that I've tried out of this book has been excellent. The flavor combinations of these recipes are just unique enough to make them and this book stand out from others that are similar. Wolfgang explains the recipe, but also explains what would go well with it and what he likes about the recipe (so that you can understand the dish's strong points). I highly recommend this book.
Rating: 1
Summary: Poorly Organized
Comment: I keep going back to the cookbook hoping to find something I want to make, I'm usually disappointed. It's not the recipes themselves that are disappointing, it's the cookbook itself; it's very poorly put together. There are absolutely no themes in the book, it doesn't follow any structure, and there are no recommendations for putting together a complete meal. They have "menus" of meals and banquets Puck's put together in the past, and none of the recipes can be found in the book! This simply doesn't make any sense. This from the multi-million dollar Wolfgang Puck Enterprises is very surprising (and disappointing). So what is it good for?
Pastas: Wolfgang Puck does have a few great pasta recipes. He describes how to put together a few different homemade pastas (Plain Pastas, Squid Ink Pasta, Herbed Pasta, etc.) and they are all excellent. I've successfully made his tortellini and will continue to do so.
Main courses: Puck has some great main course dishes. They are all a variant of French Asian Fusion, lots of seafood, beef and chicken courses. They are not overly complex to do, but they do require that you have some experience in the kitchen.
Another major problem with this book is that there are essentially no side dishes (fewer than half a dozen). Not only that, but there are few recommendations as to what you should make with his courses. This isn't absolutely critical if you are a fairly advanced cook, because you can always create and improvise, but it's a sign of a cookbook that hasn't had a lot of thought put into it.
Overall I would recommend against making this purchase. I've heard his latest cookbook is better, so I might take a shot at it, but I'll wait until I've have an opportunity to read through it first.
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Title: Live, Love, Eat!: The Best of Wolfgang Puck by Wolfgang Puck ISBN: 0375508910 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 29 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Adventures in the Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck, Calvin Trillin ISBN: 0394558952 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: October, 1991 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Wolfgang Puck's Pizza, Pasta, and More! by Wolfgang Puck ISBN: 0679438874 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 07 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Wolfgang Puck's Modern French Cooking for the American Kitchen : Recipes from the Famed Beard Award-Winning Owner of Spago by Wolfgang Puck ISBN: 0395935202 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 09 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Bobby Flay's from My Kitchen to Your Table: 125 Bold Recipes by Bobby Flay, Joan Schwartz ISBN: 0517707292 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: May, 1998 List Price(USD): $32.50 |
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