Truffles - Hardcover

Ken Hom; Pierre-Jean Pebeyre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1932476687 ISBN 13: 9781932476682

Publisher: Serindia, 2014

Synopsis

Drawing on a genuine lasting friendship between Ken Hom and Pierre-Jean Pebeyre, a meeting of East and West, this essential modern kitchen book unveils and revels in the mystery of the world's most sought-after scented ingredient: the black truffle of France. Recipes within range from the simple to the elaborate, although nothing complicated, with all featuring truffles as the star.

About this title

About the Author:

Ken Hom is an internationally regarded authority on Chinese and Oriental cooking, and has 25 years' experience as a television chef. He began his culinary career in his uncle's Chicago restaurant at the age of eleven, before eventually moving on to teach at California's Culinary Academy. Following a spell studying gastronomy in France, Ken presented his first TV series in 1984 - Ken Hom's Chinese Cookery on the BBC. Since then, he has written over 30 cookery books and presented numerous internationally distributed television series, and has launched a massively successful range of woks and accessories, with over 7 million woks sold in 59 countries to date. In 2008 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Oxford Brookes University for 'outstanding success within the international food world', and in 2009 was awarded an honorary OBE for 'services to the culinary arts' and in recognition of the social and historical impact of his role in the UK's adoption of Chinese cuisine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Serindia
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1932476687
• ISBN 13: 9781932476682
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112
• Illustrator: Jean-Pierre Gabriel