Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook
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Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook

A transformative guide to becoming a better cook

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A practical, information-packed, and transformative guide to becoming a better cook and conquering the kitchen, Start Here is a must-have master class in levelling up your cooking.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AND IACP BOOK AWARD WINNER 

"A book to return to again and again and again.” - Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times bestselling author of Plenty and Ottolenghi Simple  

Across a dozen technique-themed chapters - from “Temperature Management 101” and “Break it Down & Get Saucy” to “Go to Brown Town,” “All About Butter,” and “Getting to Know Dough” - Sohla El-Waylly explains the hows and whys of cooking, introducing the fundamental skills that you need to become a more intuitive, inventive cook.

A one-stop resource, regardless of what you’re hungry for, Start Here gives equal weight to savoury and sweet dishes, with more than two hundred mouthwatering recipes, including:

  • Crispy-Skinned Salmon with Radishes & Nuoc Cham
  • Charred Lemon Risotto
  • Chilled Green Tahini Soba
  • Lemon, Pecorino & Potato Pizza
  • Fruity-Doodle Cookies
  • Masa & Buttermilk Tres Leches

Packed with practical advice and scientific background, and an almost endless assortment of recipe variations, along with tips, guidance, and how-to's, Start Here is culinary school - without the student loans.

“The new Joy of Cooking.” - The New York Times

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR:The New York Times, NPR,Epicurious, The Boston Globe“

The book I wish someone had handed me when I began my own journey as a cook.” - from the Foreword by Samin Nosrat, New York Times bestselling author ofSalt, Fat, Acid, Heat

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