Unlock your creative potential with the world's most imaginative
chefs. In this groundbreaking exploration of culinary genius, the
authors of The Flavor Bible reveal the surprising strategies great
chefs use to do what they do best.
Beyond a cookbook, Kitchen Creativity is a paradigm-shifting guide to
inventive cooking (without recipes!) that will inspire you to think,
improvise, and cook like the world's best chefs. Great cooking is as
much about intuition and imagination as it is about flavor and
technique.
Kitchen Creativity distills brilliant insights into these creative
processes from more than 100 top restaurant kitchens, including the
Bazaar, Blue Hill, Daniel, Dirt Candy, Eleven Madison Park and the
NoMad, Gramercy Tavern, the Inn at Little Washington, Le Bernardin,
Oleana, Rustic Canyon, Saison, Single Thread, and Topolobampo.
Based on four years of extensive research and dozens of in-depth
interviews, Kitchen Creativity illuminates the method (and occasional
madness) of culinary invention.
Part I reveals how to learn foundational skills, including how to
appreciate, taste, and season classic dishes (Stage 1: Mastery),
before reinventing the classics from a new perspective (Stage 2:
Alchemy). Einstein's secret of genius-combinatory play-pushes chefs to
develop unique creations and heighten their outer and inner senses
(Stage 3: Creativity). Part II's A-to-Z entries are an invaluable
culinary idea generator, with exercises to prompt new imaginings.
You'll also discover: experts' criteria for creating new dishes,
desserts, and drinks; comprehensive seasonality charts to spark
inspiration all year long; how to season food like a pro, and how to
create complex yet balanced layers of flavor; the amazing true stories
of historic dishes, like how desperate maitre d' "Nacho" Anaya invented
nachos; and proven tips to jump-start your creative process.
The ultimate reference for culinary brainstorming, Kitchen Creativity
will spur your creativity to new heights, both in the kitchen and
beyond.
