Eat Like a Man: The Only Cookbook a Man Will Ever Need Author: Ryan D'Agostino | Language: English | ISBN:
0811877418 | Format: PDF
Eat Like a Man: The Only Cookbook a Man Will Ever Need Description
About the Author
Chef contributors featured include: Mario Batali, Daniel Boulud, Douglas Keane, Michael Symon, Wylie Dufresne, David Chang, Harold Dieterle, David Myers, Rob Evans, Michael Mina, Tom Colicchio, John Besh, Suzanne Goin, Bryan Voltaggio, Scott Peacock, Eric Ripert , Peter McAndrews, and Hugh Acheson.
Tom Colicchio is the founder and co-owner of the Craft restaurants as well as the head judge on Bravo's hit series, Top Chef.
Ryan D'Agostino is articles and food editor at Esquire, where he edits the magazine's "Eat Like a Man" column. He cooks and eats like a man in his tiny New York City kitchen.
- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Chronicle Books (May 25, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0811877418
- ISBN-13: 978-0811877411
- Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
If you're a guy and watch Top Chef, Iron Chef America, Chopped or any number of cooking shows, you'll find yourself instantly attracted to this book. Tom Colicchio, Mario Batali, Ted Allen, Michael Symon... you're going to recognize many of the chefs who have recipes featured, but if you've never attempted one of their recipes and are looking to learn technique, you'll most likely find yourself a bit disappointed in the long run as I was.
The premise is solid. I found myself saying; "I'm a man, I like to eat meat, I know who these guys are!" SOLD. Except for sides, just about every recipe here features heavily with a manly protein. Plan to eat much beef and pork if you work through the book in its entirety.
The main problem is inconsistency and lack of a clear vision towards a target audience. I was under the impression that this book catered to men who were not regular cooks but wanted to be able to make satisfying meals that were simple, but delicious and satisfying. The difficulty rating supports that notion. Recipes are "Easy," "Reasonable," or "Worth the Effort." Unfortunately, "Worth the Effort" includes recipes such as Butter-Poached Bone-In Top Loin and "Reasonable" is a Ratatouille Risotto. The difficulty of many recipes will seem overwhelming to those of you who are not more adventurous or experienced. Depending on how adventurous your palate is as well, you may find many of the recipes to be overdone, as many of them have their unique "twist." Recipes seem to go from insultingly simple, to overzealously complex. There isn't much middle ground. If you want a solid Mac & Cheese recipe, there's only two choices in the book. A 3 ingredient Macaroni Pie, or the overdone Truffled Macaroni and Cheese.
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