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| Top Chef The Cookbook | 
| Author: The Creators Of Top Chef
Creator: Tom Colicchio
Brand: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
Buy New: $9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 5785
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 8.6 x 1.1
MPN: 0811864305
ISBN: 0811864308
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5
EAN: 9780811865784
ASIN: 0811864308
Publication Date: March 20, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 TOO MUCH CHEF INFO TOO LITTLE RECIPES June 24, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I think my "title" tells you what I think of this book. I really had no interest in the fluff, on competeing chefs. The dishes that were created sparked my wish to settle in and try a few of these wonders. Sorry, it did not give me the desire.
 Great gift for die hard fans! June 24, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this for a friend who is a die hard fan. He loves the book and said he actually liked reading the behind the scene "tid bits" just as much if not more than reading the recipes.
Not a review, just a question June 18, 2008
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
Are there any recipes in this book that aren't available on the Bravo website?
If not, why should I buy the book?
 Amazing recipes June 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a huge Top Chef fan and was super excited to get this book. So far, I've made Harold's Duo of Beef and Dave's Truffle Mac and Cheese with Cognac cream (both from season one). Both turned about amazingly. There are very minor omissions in some of the recipes (i.e., the recipe tells you to bake the mac and cheese for ~20 mins, but omits any mention of temperature) which are easy enough for the more experienced home cook to figure out. I probably wouldn't suggest this to a newer cook, as some of the recipes are a bit intimidating, but totally worth the effort.
In summary:
Pros - delicious recipes, plenty of pictures of finished product
Cons - some recipes lack detail and may be a little difficult for a beginning chef and there is a LOT of space wasted talking about the different seasons and recapping every. single. challenge. (elimination and quickfire)
At the end of the day, the quality of the recipes makes up for any other deficiencies. I'd rate this 4.5 stars overall.
A Cookbook for the Fans May 21, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Anybody who watches TopChef just once tends to get converted instantly into an ardent fan, and I am no exception. Having watched seasons one and
three, the behind the scenes portions of the books, which are many,
are a fluffy delight. My roommate and I had many a good chuckle
discussing the observations and interviews made in the book. Despite
being fairly lightweight in the sections of the book devoted to the
show, for the fan it makes great light entertainment.
The recipes themselves are clearly written, and span difficulties from
easy to advanced. For someone who hasn't watched the show, there
isn't much cohesion in terms of an overarching theme, other than
perhaps recipes you would find in bistros across America. For
the fan the recipes provide one more outlet to reminisce about the
show and try their hand at making dished that may have intrigued them.
Four stars as it will make Top Chef fans very happy, but it's
certainly not a 5 Star cookbook in scope or depth.
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