If you follow me on Twitter, You will know that i'm a bit bonkers for Ad Hoc at home and rightly so.
Thomas Keller has been one of the great providers of hardback bound porn in my household. In fact French Laundry was my first real food porn book I purchased. Now there are cookbooks that are pure sex to look at and those that will get abused and used within an inch of their lives. Until now the two have never crossed paths. Ad Hoc at Home is the latest cookbook from America’s most noteworthy chef, Thomas Keller.
In Keller’s previous books he instills precision of technique and refinement of flavours, but most of the recipes were out of reach from home cooks. With Ad Hoc at Home Keller delivers a Michelin starred execution of home-style dishes that people can actually easily achieve at home.
Anyone familiar with Keller's techniques is that he is the master of perfection and refinement akin to Heston Blumenthal. This book follows a similar pursuit of Heston's In Search for Perfection.
Keller showcases dishes that can be made every day (and not just for special occasions) that have been taken by his casual outpost Ad Hoc in Yountvile, California. It provides invaluable lessons, secrets, tips and tricks - as well as charming personal anecdotes - accompany recipes for such crowd pleasers as the best fried chicken ever, beef stroganoff, roasted spring leg of lamb, hamburger, fish and chips, chicken soup with dumplings, ultimate grilled cheese sandwich, apple fritters, buttermilk biscuits, and pineapple upside down cake.
The book is beautiful to read, a joy to cook from and comes with my highest reccomendation. I actually would reccomend that you buy two copies, one to keep on the coffee table and one for the kitchen. Excessive but a thing of beauty and great usefulness deservers two homes!
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Scott Cooking Through Ad Hoc At Home
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