Books by Harold J. McGee and Complete Book Reviews

The Curious Cook: More Kitchen Science and Lore
The Curious Cook: More Kitchen Science and Lore
Harold J. McGee, Author North Point Press $21 (339p) ISBN 978-0-86547-452-9
Not a recipe collection but a series of investigations into culinary problems and dogma, this combines McGee's ( On Food and Cooking ) appreciation of the good life with his background in biochemistry and dedication to experimental procedure. In the
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ON FOOD AND COOKING: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
ON FOOD AND COOKING: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
Harold J. McGee, Author, Patricia Dorfman, Illustrator, Justin Greene, Illustrator . Scribner $35 (884p) ISBN 978-0-684-80001-1
Before antioxidants, extra-virgin olive oil and supermarket sushi commanded public obsession, the first edition of this book swept readers and cooks into the everyday magic of the kitchen: it became an overnight classic. Now, 20 years later, McGee...
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