 | The French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller
Buy new: $30.00 / Used from: $22.49 This is the book to read when you're feeling down about the industry. Inspirational.
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 | Bouchon by Thomas Keller
Buy new: $30.00 / Used from: $28.99 If you weren't sure after reading his first book, now you will know that Keller is the finest chef working today.
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 | Charlie Trotter's by Charlie Trotter
Buy new: $33.75 / Used from: $13.95 Trotter has become an idea. He is like a myth. Almost like he doesn't even exist anymore. This one is just as good as The French Laundry Cookbook.
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 | Patrick O'Connell's Refined American Cuisine: The Inn at Little Washington by Patrick O'Connell
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $7.16 Beautiful food that will inspire great plate presentations.
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 | The Inn at Little Washington Cookbook: A Consuming Passion by Patrick O'Connell
Buy new: $31.50 / Used from: $14.98 Great photos and great recipes. I wore out my copy in culinary school.
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 | Great American Food by Charlie Palmer
Buy used from: $19.99 Starting out, I stole from this book on a nightly basis.
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 | Alfred Portale's Gotham Bar and Grill Cookbook by Alfred Portale
Buy used from: $26.54 At one point, I had at least 3 variations of his recipes on my menu.
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 | Not Afraid of Flavor: Recipes from Magnolia Grill by Ben Barker
Buy new: $29.95 / Used from: $1.54 This is one of the finest bistros in the country. Any of these recipes can be reproduced in your restaurant tonight.
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 | Bobby Flay's Bold American Food by Bobby Flay
Buy new: $25.05 / Used from: $6.59 Plate presentations, plate presentatins, plate presentations!!!!!!!!!
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 | The Thrill of the Grill: Techniques, Recipes, & Down-Home Barbecue by Christopher Schlesinger
Buy new: $21.90 / Used from: $0.49 The best book on live fire cooking ever.
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 | Cooking with Patrick Clark: A Tribute to the Man and His Cuisine by Charlie Trotter
Buy new: $26.60 / Used from: $2.53 A tribute to a great chef. Buy this one out of respect. Great recipes and photos.
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 | An American Place: Celebrating the Flavors of America by Larry Forgione
Buy used from: $0.31 Simple American cuisine perfected by a student and teacher of the craft.
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 | Norman's New World Cuisine by Norman Van Aken
Buy used from: $6.21 This is a great one to use when trying to combine exotic ingredients with either fish or meat.
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 | The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry, 4th Edition by Bo Friberg
Buy new: $44.10 / Used from: $29.40 Simply the finest text on the science of baking and pastry.
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 | The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef by Bo Friberg
Buy new: $44.10 / Used from: $39.95 Only for serious pastry chefs. High-end techniques for commited professionals.
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 | Sweet Stuff: Karen Barker's American Desserts by Karen Barker
Buy new: $21.86 / Used from: $0.85 Karen Barker is only one of the finest pastry chefs in the country. I had her white chocolate bread pudding at the restaurant-- one of the best I've ever had.
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 | Larousse Gastronomique by Larousse Gastronomique
Buy new: $46.75 / Used from: $39.00 If you like my list and it helped you, please see my wishlist and feel free to send me anything off my wishlist. Thank you.
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