What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained by Wolke, Robert L.

Description: About this productProduct InformationFinalist for the James Beard Foundation Book Award and the IACP Cookbook Award"[A]s good a read on the science of cooking as there is." --Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook EverythingProduct IdentifiersPublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.ISBN-100393329429ISBN-139780393329421eBay Product ID (ePID)57167513Product Key FeaturesBook TitleWhat Einstein Told HIS Cook : Kitchen Science ExplainedAuthorRobert L. WilkeFormatTrade PaperbackLanguageEnglishTopicGeneral, Essays & NarrativesPublication Year2008GenreCooking, ScienceNumber of Pages368 PagesDimensionsItem Length0.8in.Item Height0.1in.Item Width0.6in.Item Weight10 ozAdditional Product FeaturesLc Classification NumberTx652.W643 2002ReviewsBob Wolke is that rare mix of lab-coat scientist and raconteur, as if Albert Einstein's mother had married Rodney Dangerfield's father. He's informed, amusing, and delivers clear answers as well as good, in-depth science., Robert Wolke's book is so full of useful information that you'll find yourself referring to it again and again.... Not only does he have the penetrating mind of a chemistry professor, but Robert Wolke also has a tremendous sense of humor. Besides being packed with all kinds of interesting food science tidbits, this book is just plain funny., I have enjoyed Bob Wolke's column in the ?Post ?for years, and his book is as good a read on the science of cooking as there is. Bob is not only well educated, he is a wit and a wonderful, gifted writer who can make anyone understand what's behind the 'magic' that happens in the kitchen. His sound, clever recipes are a welcome bonus., Robert Wolke's terrific book will be invaluable and accessible to every cook. The style is clear, the text is honest, and perhaps best of all the book is fun to read, filled with the 'why's and 'how's of the kitchen., The occasional recipe adds diversity but facts are the book's strong point ?What Einstein Told His Cook ?is a scientifically accurate but witty and entertaining study of the chemistry of food and cooking., Wolke...is one of the great demystifiers of science information...wonderful at answering those vexing food questions you always wondered about but never got around to investigating yourself., Writing clearly about science is difficult; making it funny at the same time is next to impossible. Bob Wolke makes both seem easy. This is a book you'll enjoy reading as well as learning from., You'd never think a food science book would be a page-turner, but from the moment I started reading Bob Wolke's wise, funny, fascinating book, I couldn't put it down. A must-read., Cooking is a science as much as an art, but the science has never been as easy to understand or as much fun to learn as it is in What Einstein Told His Cook. Bob Wolke makes the wonders of food chemistry accessible and entertaining., Wolke... is one of the great demystifiers of science information.... wonderful at answering those vexing food questions you always wondered about but never got around to investigating yourself.Copyright Date2002Target AudienceTradeLccn2002-001708Dewey Decimal641.5Dewey Edition22IllustratedYes

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