Fancy Ice Carving (Facsimile Reprint)

Fancy Ice Carving (Facsimile Reprint)

Author: August Forster

Publisher: Coachwhip Publications

Published: 2013-03-01

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781616461768

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Swiss native August Forster was born into a family of chefs, and apprenticed at an early age. Seeking his fortune in the U.S., he founded a professional cooking school in Chicago in 1938. During his career as a chef, he prepared food for U.S. presidents and European royalty. He trained over 5,000 chefs in his lifetime. This booklet provides 30 lessons (and some extras) in the art of fancy ice carving, and the simple and clear instructions should allow any training chef to master this aspect of creating a fine dining experience.


Foie Gras

Foie Gras

Author: Norman Kolpas

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Published: 2021-04-10

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1789143780

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Few ingredients inspire more soaring praise and provoke greater outrage than foie gras. Literally meaning “fat liver,” foie gras is traditionally produced by force-feeding geese or ducks, a process which has become the object of widespread controversy and debate. In Foie Gras: A Global History, Norman Kolpas strives to provide a balanced account of this luxurious ingredient’s history and production from ancient Egypt to modern times. Kolpas also explores how foie gras has inspired famous writers, artists, and musicians including Homer, Herman Melville, Isaac Asimov, Claude Monet, and Gioachino Antonio Rossini. The book includes a guide to purchasing, preparing, and serving foie gras, as well as ten easy recipes, from classic dishes to contemporary treats.


Acanthus Carving and Design

Acanthus Carving and Design

Author: Bob Yorburg

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Presents the process of creating an acanthus leaf as a decorative element. Step-by-step instructions teach drawing and transferring patterns, wood preparation, tool sharpening, carving and detailing, and finishing--


The Non-designer's Design Book

The Non-designer's Design Book

Author: Robin Williams

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0133966151

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This guide provides a simple, step-by-step process to better design. Techniques promise immediate results that forever change a reader's design eye. It contains dozens of examples.


The Book of Yields

The Book of Yields

Author: Francis T. Lynch

Publisher: Wiley Global Education

Published: 2011-08-24

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 111813771X

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The only product with yield information for more than 1,000 raw food ingredients, The Book of Yields, Eighth Edition is the chef's best resource for planning, costing, and preparing food more quickly and accurately. Now revised and updated in a new edition, this reference features expanded coverage while continuing the unmatched compilation of measurements, including weight-to-volume equivalents, trim yields, and cooking yields. The Book of Yields, Eighth Edition is a must-have culinary resource.


Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice

Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice

Author: Arie Wallert

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 1995-08-24

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0892363223

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Bridging the fields of conservation, art history, and museum curating, this volume contains the principal papers from an international symposium titled "Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice" at the University of Leiden in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from June 26 to 29, 1995. The symposium—designed for art historians, conservators, conservation scientists, and museum curators worldwide—was organized by the Department of Art History at the University of Leiden and the Art History Department of the Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science in Amsterdam. Twenty-five contributors representing museums and conservation institutions throughout the world provide recent research on historical painting techniques, including wall painting and polychrome sculpture. Topics cover the latest art historical research and scientific analyses of original techniques and materials, as well as historical sources, such as medieval treatises and descriptions of painting techniques in historical literature. Chapters include the painting methods of Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch 17th-century landscape painting, wall paintings in English churches, Chinese paintings on paper and canvas, and Tibetan thangkas. Color plates and black-and-white photographs illustrate works from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.