Cooking with a Private Chef: Insights and Cuisine from Chef Michael Saxer

By Michael Saxer and Chef Michael Saxer

Book Overview

If you like to watch the chef at your favorite restaurant prepare food, you'll love getting a glimpse at the private kitchens of New Orleans chef Michael Saxer. Here, Saxer summons the joie de vivre of New Orleans and sparkling social events of Newport, Rhode Island, in a collection of sumptuous meals.

Cooking with a Private Chef includes stories from Saxer's job as well as tricks of the trade. The book includes gourmet recipes for starters, desserts, and multi-course meals. Memorable dishes include Strawberry Cr?me Br?l?e (a New Orleans classic with a new look), Grilled Shrimp on a Gorgonzola Potato Cake with Horseradish Sauce, Caramelized Onion Soup with Parmesan Toasts, and Seared Duck Breast with Wild Rice-Apple Salad.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097989350X
• ISBN13: 9780979893506
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Chef Michael Saxer
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.8" x 10.2"