A revolution is underway in the art of cooking. Just as French Impressionists upended centuries of tradition Modernist cuisine has in recent years blown through the boundaries of the culinary arts. Borrowing techniques from the laboratory pioneering chefs at world-renowned restaurants such as el Bulli The Fat Duck Alinea & wd~50 have incorporated a deeper understanding of science & advances in cooking technology into their culinary art. The authors & their 20-person team at The Cooking Lab
- scientists inventors & accomplished cooks in their own right
- have achieved astounding new flavors & textures by using tools such as water baths homogenizers & centrifuges & ingredients such as hydrocolloids emulsifiers & enzymes. Modernist Cuisine" is a work destined to reinvent cooking. How do you make an omelet light & tender on the outside but rich & creamy inside? Or French fries with a light & fluffy interior & a delicate crisp crust that doesnt go soggy? Imagine being able to encase a mussel in a gelled sphere of its own sweet & briny juice. Or to create a silky-smooth pistachio cream made from nothing more than the nuts themselves. " Modernist Cuisine" offers step-by-step illustrated instructions as well as clear explanations of how these techniques work. Through thousands of original photographs & diagrams the lavishly illustrated books make the science & technology of the culinary arts clear & engaging. stunning new photographic techniques take the reader inside the food to see cooking in action all the way from microscopic meat fibers to an entire Weber grill in cross-section. You will view cooking-and eating-in a whole new light. It

Includes:: topics such as: why plunging food in ice water doesnt stop the cooking process; when boiling cooks faster than steaming; why raising the grill doesnt lower the heat; how low-cost pots & pans can perform better than expensive ones; why baking is mostly a drying process; why deep-fried food tastes best & browns better when the oil is older; & how modern cooking techniques can achieve ideal results without the perfect timing or good luck that traditional methods dem&. It offers insights into the surprising science behind traditional food preparation methods such as grilling smoking & stir-frying. It is the most comprehensive guide yet published on cooking sous vide including the best options for water baths packaging materials & sealing equipment; cooking strategies; & troubleshooting tips. It features more than 250 pages on meat & seafood & 144 pages on fruits vegetables & grains including dozens of parametric recipes & step-by-step techniques. There are extensive chapters explaining how to achieve amazing results by using modern thickeners gels emulsions & foams including example recipes & many formulas. It also contains some 300 pages of new recipes for plated dishes suitable for service at top-tier restaurants plus recipes adapted from master chefs including Grant Achatz Ferran Adria Heston Blumenthal David Chang Wylie Dufresne David Kinch & many others. It
Includes:: " Volume 1: History & Fundamentals"; " Volume 2: Techniques & Equipment"; " Volume 3: Animals & Plants"; " Volume 4: Ingredients & Preparations"; " Volume 5: Plated-Dish Recipes"; " Volume 6: Kitchen Manual" with example recipes & extensive reference tables printed on washable paper; Modernist Cuisine.com; Modernist Cuisine Brochure (pdf); Modernist Cuisine Press Release (pdf); New Yorker. com; NYTimes.com; NY1.com; & Charlie Rose.com."




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Modernity's break with the Middle Ages is distinguished by a comprehensive turn to a world of individual empirical experience a turn that was a repudiation of Plato's idea that there is a reality of rationality & intellect. Yet already in the Renaissance it was no longer thought necessary to seriously confront the old" concept of rationality that emanates from Plato. Arbogast Schmitt's book sets itself this until-now-unfulfilled task comparing the arguments for a life based on theory & one based on praxis in order to provide a balance sheet of profit & loss. Showing that the Enlightenment did not as often assumed discover rationality but instead a different concept of rationality the book opens one's view to other forms of rationality & new possibilities of reconciliation with one's own
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- history. Modernity & Plato was hailed upon its publication in Germany (2003 revised 2008) as "one of the most important philosophy books of the past few years " as "a book that belongs without any doubt in the great tradition of German philosophy " & as "a provocative thesis on the antiquity-modernity debate." It is a major contribution to synthetic philosophy & philosophical historiography in English for the first time. Arbogast Schmitt is Honorary Professor at the Institute for Greek & Latin Philology at Free University Berlin & Emeritus Professor of Classical Philology & Greek at the University of Marburg Germany. Vishwa Adluri teaches in the Departments of Religion & Philosophy at Hunter College City University of New York."

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The late 1950s was an action-packed often dramatic time in which the contours of modern Britain began to take shape. These were the 'never had it so good' years when the Carry On film series & the TV soap Emergency Ward 10 got going & films like Room at the Top & plays like A Taste of Honey brought the working class to the centre of the national frame; when the urban skyline began irresistibly to go high-rise; when CND galvanised the progressive middle class; when 'youth' emerged as a cultural force; when the Notting Hill riots made race & immigration an inescapable reality; & when 'meritocracy' became the buzz word of the day. The consequences of this 'modernity' zeitgeist David Kynaston argues still affect us today. ...

Features the classic stories The Wild Boar Kalis Disciples & The Double Agent
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This title features the classic stories Butch Cassidy Rides Again" " Million Dollar Game" & " The Vampire of Malvescu"
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Modigliani. Unarguably one of the greatest artists who ever lived. Modigliani's women. Those elongated haunting figures as eternally provocative as the Mona Lisa. Adn Modigliani's missing masterpiece. A priceless lost treasure
- or a chillingly dangerous game? Up & coming artist Peter Usher has still to exhibit anywhere still to make even the most modest mark on the London art scene. But as rumour turns to reality Usher finds himself caught up in a race to uncover the shadowy figures behind a breathtaking scam. Will art genius ever be rewarded? Will the brush prove more deadly than the gun?
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Spanning several decades & three continents Modoc" is one of the most amazing true animal stories ever told. Raised together in a small German circus town a boy & an elephant formed a bond that would last their entire lives & would be tested time & again; through a near-fatal shipwreck in the Indian Ocean an apprenticeship with the legendary Mahout elephant trainers in the Indian teak forests & their eventual rise to circus stardom in 1940s New York City. " Modoc" is a captivating true story of loyalty friendship & high adventure to be treasured by animal lovers everywhere." ...

Reissue of this board book about everyones favourite family cat Mog. With new cover design. Follow Mog & a little boy through their busy day. From when they wake up in the morning with a big stretch until when they fall fast asleep curled up together. In between their day is full of lots of games & fun. Children will delight in spotting familiar objects & activities in this title. It is the perfect board book to enjoy at any time of day ...

New cover new format reissue of this story about everyone's favourite family cat Mog. Mog's peaceful day is shattered when a baby comes to visit. All Mog wants to do & sleep & play but there is no chance of that with a little baby around! Mog loves babies " says Mrs Thomas but suddenly Mog isn't quite so sure..." ...

New cover new format reissue of this story about everyone's favourite family cat Mog. One day Mog was chasing a butterfly when something happened to her paw. She'll have to go to the vee ee tee " said Mrs Thomas. But Mog hates going to the vet & before her paw can be made better she causes great confusion in the vet's surgery..." ...