The New Food Lover's Companion
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A million people can’t be wrong about America’s best-selling food reference book by Sharon Tyler Herbst!  Martha Stewart said:  "It's one of my favorite books . . . every cook can use this book."  The popular game show Jeopardy uses The New Food Lover’s Companion as a reference, restaurants around the world use it to spell-check their menus, numerous culinary internet sites feature it as their online dictionary, and everyday food lovers use it because they love it and couldn’t do without it!

America’s best-selling culinary reference book is back, bigger and better than ever with almost 6,000 listings on subjects related to food and drink!  Originally hailed by Bon Appétit magazine as "One of the best reference books we've seen, a must for every cook’s library," this is the ultimate kitchen tool.  Whether your question is on cooking techniques, meat cuts, kitchen utensils or food, wine or cocktail terms, this book has the answer.  Plus, a completely revised and expanded appendix with everything from a pasta glossary and pan substitution chart to consumer information contacts and ingredient equivalents and substitutions.  A million readers can’t be wrong—this book by Sharon Tyler Herbst is invaluable for anyone who cooks or who simply loves food.

Emeril Lagasse, star of the Television Food Network and Good Morning America, selected Sharon Tyler Herbst's Food Lovers Companion as his favorite book for his American Library Association's "READ" poster.  This best-selling A-to-Z culinary reference has been proclaimed invaluable for anyone who cooks or who simply loves food.  Informative and easy to read, Food Lover's Companion is packed with almost 6,000 definitions (with easy sound-out pronunciations) on all things culinary including: Foods (fruits vegetables, sausage, cheese, etc.); herbs and spices; foreign foods; alcoholic beverages; specialty dishes; breads and pastries; sauces; and much, much more.  There are also dozens of helpful charts and tables including:  Emergency ingredient substitutions; seasoning chart; food additive directory; high-altitude adjustments; smoke points of cooking oils; food label facts; pan size comparisons; meat charts; consumer information contacts; candy making temperature chart; and loads more. 

Here are just 10 of the thousands of questions you’ll find answers for in the The New Food Lover’s Companion :

    What’s a babáco?
    How do I tell if fish is fresh?
    What’s the difference between Devonshire cream and clotted cream?
    What exactly is a maraschino cherry?
    How is cuitlacoche pronounced and what the heck is it?
    What does EDTA stand for and what’s this additive used for?
    Which nut has the highest fat content?
    What’s the difference between soft-ripened and semi-soft cheese?
    Where does the word avocado come from?
    Who invented ice cream?

CRITICAL PRAISE FOR THE FOOD LOVER'S COMPANION

"Food Lover's Companion is one of my favorite books . . . every cook can use this book!"  —Martha Stewart, The Martha Stewart Show

"The landmark Food Lover’s Companion is an indispensable volume that defines and gives the correct spelling(s) of more than 4,500 American and foreign culinary terms."  —Paula Hamilton, Oakland Tribune

"One of the best reference books we’ve seen, Food Lover’s Companion is a must for every cook’s kitchen library."  —Bon Appétit

"Comprehensive, accurate, interesting, well-written and inexpensive—it is rare that a reference book meets all these criteria, but Food Lover’s Companion does!"  —Booklist

"In the food world, the quintessential reference book is the The Food Lover’s Companion, a handy, pocket-sized volume we at this magazine couldn’t live without . . . the bible for anyone seriously interested in cooking."  —Adventures in Dining

"Food Lover’s Companion is essential for anyone who talks, eats or thinks about food."  —Bev Bennett, Chicago Sun-Times

BON APPÉTIT!