Molecular Gastronomy: Scientific Cuisine Demystified aims to demystify the intriguing and often mysterious world of cooking that we call molecular gastronomy, or "Avangard Nueva Cocina", as Ferran Adriá has called it. This texts provides the readers with the crucial knowledge of the ingredients used to execute the fundamental step-by-step techniques provided. This text is written for readers hoping to to expand their skills into this area. Molecular Gastronomy focuses on how to get started and discover this way of cooking, especially if readers do not have the opportunity to stage in any of the leading venues where this concept is being applied to the menu. It provides a foundation for experimenting with and, most importantly, understanding new and exciting ingredients and cooking techniques.
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Summary
Author Biography
Jose Sanchez, CEC, CHE is currently Director of Culinary at IHG in Osaka-Japan. Prior to his current position, he was executive chef at The Peninsula Hotel in New York City, a Forbes Five-Star hotel and AAA Five Diamond Award(R) winner. Previously, he was responsible for overseeing culinary operations at the Conrad hotel in Tokyo, famed for its two Michelin-starred restaurants. He also held the same position at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, DC.
A certified executive chef, and member of the Chaine des Rotisseurs and half a dozen additional well-respected culinary associations, Jose was also an instructor at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, where he taught culinary arts. He served as executive chef at New York’s Morimoto restaurant with acclaimed “Iron Chef” Masaharu Morimoto. While in Japan, he was de chef de cuisine at the well-known Hotel de Mikuni, Tokyo, with chef and owner, Kiyomi Mikuni, widely renowned for his classic French cuisine with a Japanese touch.
Jose’s fresh approach to cooking and his innovative gastronomic style was developed through his global experience in Japan, the United States, Egypt, Switzerland, France, Mexico, and elsewhere.
Table of Contents
About the Author
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Modern Cooking Evolution and Its Pioneers and Practitioners
Chapter 2: Sanitation and Safety
Chapter 3: Equipment and Tool Identification
Chapter 4: Introduction to Hydrocolloids: New Frontier
Chapter 5: Food Hydrocolloids: Thickeners, Gelling Agents Emulsifiers, and Stabilizers
Chapter 6: Sweeteners, Antioxidants, and Others
Chapter 7: Overview of Techniques
Chapter 8: Small Treats, Hot and Cold
Chapter 9: Surprises
Chapter 10 : Composed Dishes
Chapter 11 : Sweets
Appendix
Weight Conversion Chart
Measurement Conversion of Commonly Used Ingredients
Length Conversion Chart
Temperature Chart
Bibliography and Further Reading
Resources
Index
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