ChefTalk Cooking Forums - CookBook Reviews http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/ Discuss your latest culinary read here en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:21:34 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/images/styles/cheftalk/misc/rss.jpg ChefTalk Cooking Forums - CookBook Reviews http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/ I Highly Recommend Nicholas - The Cookbook (from restaurant Nicholas in NJ) http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/cookbook-reviews/57294-nicholas-cookbook-restaurant-nicholas-nj.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:11:50 GMT I'll paste what I wrote in my blog....but, I love this cookbook!! I don't think it's available on amazon yet, but perhaps you can email the restaurant. https://www.restaurantnicholas.com or get it here Advanced Signed Copies Available at Special Wine Dinners in November

Restaurant Nicholas is my favorite restaurant. I also enjoy cooking at home, photography, and blogging (see: my other blog, and my chef's table review) . When I heard Nicholas Harary was coming out with a cookbook, needless to say I was excited.


After looking at the cookbook, I became even more excited. I have many cookbooks. I'm a cookbook addict. Old, New, Good, and Bad. The fact is, while I have all of these cookbooks, there aren't many cookbooks that I actually use! Many have great photography and list some great dishes, however, the recipes are not home friendly unless you plan on spending 7 days on one part of one dish. For example, Thomas Keller's, The French Laundry Cookbook. Others, like Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, have delicious and simple recipes, but lack pictures. Nicholas - The Cookbook, is the only cookbook I've found that combines the two. The photography, quality of the book, and dishes are on par with The French Laundry Cookbook, and the recipes are easily executable by a home cook. Restaurant Nicholas is the only NJ restaurant to get 4-stars from the New York Times. It's obvious that Chef/Owner Nicholas Harary and his wife do things 110%, and this book is no exception. My only negative of the book, if I had to be picky, is the cocktail section being a little weak. I'll let Dale DeGroff's "Essential Cocktails" be my bible for libations.

I jumped on the bandwagon of "the cooking through a cookbook blog" -- if you guys are interested Cooking My Way Through Nicholas - The Cookbook ]]> CookBook Reviews RPMcMurphy http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/cookbook-reviews/57294-nicholas-cookbook-restaurant-nicholas-nj.html