Cooking with Truffles: A Chef's Guide

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Many people seem to know that truffles are a staple in expensive and luxurious dishes, but a lot fewer know anything else about them let alone the best way to use them in their own recipes. Cooking With Truffles- A Chef's Guide seeks to demystify this mysterious and prized ingredient with a basic introduction on its history and its varied uses in food preparation. To further make this ingredient accessible to the home cook, special attention is made to feature American variety of truffles found in the Pacific Northwest and the Appalachian regions.Many people seem to know that truffles are a staple in expensive and luxurious dishes, but a lot fewer know anything else about them let alone the best way to use them in their own recipes. Cooking With Truffles- A Chef's Guide seeks to demystify this mysterious and prized ingredient with a basic introduction on its history and its varied uses in food preparation. To further make this ingredient accessible to the home cook, special attention is made to feature American variety of truffles found in the Pacific Northwest and the Appalachian regions.
Susi Gott Seguret honed her culinary expertise during a 20-year trek around Europe, obtaining a diploma in gastronomy from the Cordon Bleu and the Universite de Reims. Founder and director of the Seasonal School of Culinary Arts, she is passionate about taste and how it extends from our palate into our daily lives. In the twelve years since its inception, she has employed over 60 chefs, beverage experts and growers to share their intimate knowledge of the ingredients they use to tickle the palate. Editor of 7 cookbooks, and contributor to several others, Susi has written extensively on a variety of culinary ventures for diverse publications. She is the author of Appalachian Appetite and Child of the Woods.