 | Larousse Gastronomique by Larousse Gastronomique
Buy new: $53.55 / Used from: $36.27 A very good refernce material used by chefs around the world, wouldn't believe in not having a worn out copy in my kitchen.
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 | The Professional Chef by Culinary Institute of America
Buy used from: $24.97 Great Refernce Guide, useful for the professional chef.
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 | The Spice and Herb Bible: A Cook's Guide by Ian Hemphill
Buy used from: $320.82 This is an excellent resource tool for the beginner chef, who is serious about replacing those disgusting grocery store dried herbs hiding in their cupboard with real freshness and life of fresh herbs
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 | Culinary Artistry by Andrew Dornenburg
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $15.77 I use this book everyday, to assist me with compund flavour combinations.
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 | Escoffier: The Complete Guide to the Art of Modern Cookery
Buy new: $46.12 / Used from: $28.93 The man behind it all, and still undisputed champion....need I say more...just remember this book is for the professional chef.
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 | Repertoire de La Cuisine, Le: A Guide to Fine Foods by Louis Saulnier
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $9.99 Classical refernce guide for great chefs alike. Concise to the point refernce guide for those serious enough about food.
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 | Food Lover's Companion, The (Barron's Cooking Guide) 3rd Edition by Sharon Tyler Herbst
Buy used from: $5.84 The best chef dictionary out there. If you do not own a copy, and find yourself lost when it comes to cooking terms, or dish ingredients, this guide will break it down very simplistically for you.
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 | Professional Cooking for Canadian Chefs by Wayne Gisslen
Buy used from: $139.99 Excellent book for Canadian chefs, and gives basics and fundamentals to be a good chef.
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 | Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking by Anthony Bourdain
Buy new: $24.75 / Used from: $18.95 My favourite no-nonsense guide to modern French cooking.
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 | The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen by Jacques Pepin
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.38 Excellent read, worth every minute, telling the true story of one of the culinary worlds biggest men.
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 | Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
Buy used from: $0.01 The best book for the beginner, a must read before you even pick up a knife, don an apron and call yourself a chef.
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 | The 1997 Joy of Cooking by Marion Rombauer Becker
Buy new: $28.88 / Used from: $5.82 A good book to have.
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 | Becoming a Chef by Andrew Dornenburg
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $15.00 A good collection of stories and a brief history.
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 | Caviar, Truffles, and Foie Gras: Recipes for Divine Indulgence by Katherine Alford
Buy used from: $3.74 Truly a book for the snobby chef in you, a good read, with many expensive ideas, just fun to own.
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 | Mastering The Art of French Cooking, Volume One (1) (Vol 1) by Julia Child
Buy new: $23.40 / Used from: $17.99 The master herself, the 1980's biggets icon, no list should be without her in it, no list.
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