In addition to Dale DeGroff winning a James Beard award last night, there was another award that I would like to bring to your attention.
Category: Reference and Scholarship"The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America’s Most Imaginative Chefs"Authors: Karen Page, Andrew Dornenburg
If you haven't heard of this book yet, I HIGHLY recommend it. It is a great reference for comparing flavor profiles, and getting a better understanding of which flavors might match together well. It include not just food based pairings, but drink based ones as well. It builds upon their previous books "Culinary Artistry" and "What to DRINK With What you EAT". Which I also recommend.
Good to know, I’ve been wondering about this book for a while.
I´d better include it in my next order.
Thanks,
Tony
I was a BIG fan of their book "Culinary Artistry" after first cracking it open. It too focused on what-goes-with-what, and even though it was basically taking a "chefs" perspective, it still has some great insights and concepts which are of valuable to a bartender. If you can only pick up one of their books, then "The Flavor Bible" would be the one, but I would also recommend Culinary Artistry and What To DRINK With What You EAT as well.