The Delmonico Cook Book (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. How to Buy Food, How to Cook It, and How to Serve ItBy Alessandro Filippini
Length28h 18m
About this audiobook
The Delmonico Cook Book is a landmark of late-nineteenth-century American gastronomy, translating the refined practice of New York's most celebrated restaurant into domestic and professional instruction. Its recipes, menus, service notes, and practical directions preserve the cosmopolitan idiom of Delmonico's: French technique, Italianate flexibility, and American abundance. Written in a precise, procedural style rather than a merely anecdotal one, the book belongs to the era when cookery manuals became instruments of culinary modernization. Alessandro Filippini, long associated with Delmonico's as chef and restaurateur, wrote from within the institution that helped define elite dining in Gilded Age America. His immigrant background and professional formation in European kitchens equipped him to interpret continental cookery for an American public increasingly interested in sophistication, order, and restaurant standards at home. The book reflects both his craft discipline and his intimate knowledge of service. Recommended to culinary historians, chefs, and serious home cooks, this volume offers more than recipes: it is a document of taste, labor, class, and hospitality. Readers will find in it an essential bridge between European haute cuisine and the emerging American table.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreOther
Length28 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 30, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Canned Fruit, Preserves, and Jellies: Household Methods of Preparation (Annotated)
26Luncheon.
2HOW TO SERVE MEALS.
27Dinner.
3EXPLANATORY NOTE.
28Breakfast.
4Breakfast.
29Luncheon.
5Luncheon.
30Dinner.
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6Dinner.
31Breakfast.
7Breakfast.
32Luncheon.
8Luncheon.
33Dinner.
9Dinner.
34Breakfast.
10Breakfast.
35Luncheon.
11Luncheon.
36Dinner.
12Dinner.
37Breakfast.
13Breakfast.
38Luncheon.
14Luncheon.
39Dinner.
15Dinner.
40Breakfast.
16Breakfast.
41Luncheon.
17Luncheon.
42Dinner.
18Dinner.
43Breakfast.
19Breakfast.
44Luncheon.
20Luncheon.
45Dinner.
21Dinner.
46Breakfast.
22Breakfast.
47Luncheon.
23Luncheon.
48Dinner.
24Dinner.
49Breakfast.
25Breakfast.
50Luncheon.
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