Cookaholics Bulletin Board

Cookaholics Bulletin Board

Shop, cook, eat, drink, post, repeat.
 
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:19 am

All times are UTC - 7 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 79 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 8  Next
Author Message
 Post subject: Modernist Cuisine
PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:21 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:37 pm
Posts: 3404
Location: Telluride, CO
There's been a lot of hype about this tome. I'd love to look at it, but $500+? I don't think it's in the cards....

Amy


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Modernist Cuisine
PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:37 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:48 am
Posts: 818
Location: Near Ithaca, NY
But Amy, you would save $104.19!! Whatta deal!

_________________
A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch. - James Beard


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Modernist Cuisine
PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:03 pm 
Offline

Joined: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:45 pm
Posts: 1531
Location: Ottawa, ON
Save yourself well over $100 by ordering it from Canada


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Modernist Cuisine
PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:21 am 
Offline

Joined: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:18 pm
Posts: 1244
Amy wrote:
There's been a lot of hype about this tome. I'd love to look at it, but $500+? I don't think it's in the cards....

Amy

Ya know, I just don't get why someone would price their book beyond the reach of nearly everyone. Surely an analysis of potential sales vs. price would suggest a lower price point (even the Canadian price is out of hand). Seriously, is this thing printed with gold leaf or what?


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Modernist Cuisine
PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:51 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:50 pm
Posts: 2062
Yeah, the Dali Tarot costs less and it actually does have gold leaf.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Modernist Cuisine
PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:02 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:01 am
Posts: 1287
Location: Denver
I am baffled...I could get a circulator and a food saver and investigate modernism myself for about the same cost.

_________________
Ilene


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Modernist Cuisine
PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:57 am 
Offline

Joined: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:52 am
Posts: 1140
Location: Kansas City
Yeah, JesBelle, but does it have 2400 pages?

Somewhere I read that the author advises the book should not be taken into the kitchen. They include a spiral bound with extra special paper for that purpose.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Modernist Cuisine
PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:30 am 
Offline

Joined: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:45 pm
Posts: 1531
Location: Ottawa, ON
Yes, it isn't quite "a" book, more like 6:

http://seattlefoodgeek.com/2010/12/firs ... sine-book/

(that pic does not include the 6th book, the kitchen manual). It promises to be unique, at least.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Modernist Cuisine
PostPosted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:04 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:47 pm
Posts: 390
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/ar ... g-cookbook

I gotta love a guy who says his work was interfering with his cooking, lol.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Modernist Cuisine
PostPosted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:12 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:37 pm
Posts: 3404
Location: Telluride, CO
crystal wrote:
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112120/the-game-changing-cookbook

I gotta love a guy who says his work was interfering with his cooking, lol.

C,

Some of those techniques are pretty well known, but others give pause for thought. I'd sure love to look through this thing to see if I'm willing to invest. Hmmmm...maybe I can talk my EC into buying it for the restaurant. :mrgreen:

Amy


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 79 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 8  Next

All times are UTC - 7 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 11 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
Template made by DEVPPL/ThatBigForum