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VOLT Ink.: Recipes, Stories, Brothers Online JyPSa (Download pdf) VOLT ink.: Recipes, Stories, Brothers Online [JyPSa.ebook] VOLT ink.: Recipes, Stories, Brothers Pdf Free Bryan and Michael Voltaggio audiobook | *ebooks | Download PDF | ePub | DOC Download Now Free Download Here Download eBook #123898 in Books Olive Press 2011-10-25 2011-10-25Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 11.00 x 1.40 x 9.50l, 4.39 #File Name: 1616281618336 pagesOlive Press | File size: 60.Mb Bryan and Michael Voltaggio : VOLT ink.: Recipes, Stories, Brothers before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised VOLT ink.: Recipes, Stories, Brothers: 38 of 40 people found the following review helpful. Stunning book. Stunning achievement.By J. C. KinderThe Voltaggio brothers are the next generation of fine dining standard bearers. This book has a fascinating intellectual pedigree- modernist cuisine, the farm to table movement, the 'new American' cooking, all paired with a global palate of flavors rooted in classic french technique. Nori and truffle Brioche made with goats milk, for example, or dishes relying on foraged morels and asparagus. It is a wonder and a joy.Its useful to put this book in a bit of historical context. The last twenty years or so have seen a revolution in the American culinary world. Arguably, the revolution began with Wolfgang Puck. Not only did he create many dishes that have since become cliches (many of them combining European and Asian flavors), he became synonymous with the products he sold. Fine dining meant more than French Haute Cuisine, and the chef became an inspirational force in American cooking. Volt ink is a product of a generation of chefs who grew up under the intellectual influence of chefs like Thomas Keller, Charlie Palmer, Tom Colicchio and Wylie Dufrense. The techniques are both modernist and traditional. The ingredients are selected with an intense focus on seasonality and quality, with all excess stripped away. The dishes combine global influences in terms of flavor pairings, ingredients and aesthetics. Its far, far too early to say if this book will have the sort of impact the French Laundry Cookbook did (and does), but at the very least it is a worthy companion to that lofty work.A few caveats. Unless you own an immersion circulator, a vacuum sealer, vacuum bags, nitrous foamers, dehydrators and a few other non-standard pieces of cookware (and I personally do not, though I understand they are becoming more common)this book is roughly as practical for the home chef as a chocolate stockpot. I have only seen a spare handful of things I thought were possible to cook at home. The joy of this book is the way it organizes its self around groups of ingredients that go well together. This arrangement provides a great deal of inspiration, even for people with no intention of ever attempting the dishes shown. Another cookbook that does this, and one I would cheerfully recommend for anyone interested in cooking, is Think Like a Chef, by Tom Colicchio.)A last word on the photography. The pictures in this book are stunning. The term food porn gets thrown around a lot. This book moves transforms the term from irritating to accurate. Volt ink is a staggeringly beautiful book.I strongly recommend Volt ink, not as a book of recipes, but as a source of inspiration, excitement, and a wonderful insight into the future of American cuisine.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Foodies must haveBy Lorraine M TraceyI love to read about food recipes as much as those who read romance, suspence and mystery. This is a stunning collection of stories, photos and recipes. It's so well written. It's so beautiful that I have it on my coffee table and it will never see the counter of my kitchen island....I will write/copy recipe to make. This is a wonderful gift for any foodie.Fortunately, I live in MD and had the pleasure of dining at VOLT. What an experience!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Adore the Voltaggio Brother'sBy Allessandra PWhile it is true that most recipes in this book are not feasible for the normal at home chef, you can definitely learn a lot. To me this is a learning tool and I use some techniques to enhance recipes that I already know. Eventually I will try more recipes but as of right now it is a learning tool that increases knowledge and helps boost technique to improve my cooking. It is exceptional and the pictures are gorgeous!! Chefs and brothers, and winner and runner-up from season six of the Bravo cooking competition show Top Chef, share their unique relationship with food and family in this lavishly photographed cookbook.Bryan and Michael Voltaggio have been called two of the most talented chefs of their generation, though they are probably best known for their head-to-head, brother-against-brother competition on season 6 of Bravo TVrsquo;s Top Chef. In their eagerly anticipated debut cookbook, the brothers present their cuisine through an exploration of 20 food families of ingredients.Chef Charlie Palmer, one of the brothersrsquo; mentors, writes in his foreword to the book, ldquo;There are no better examples of kitchen craftsmen in our exciting culinary era than the Voltaggio brothers,rdquo; and celebrated chef Joseacute; Andres calls the brothers ldquo;both amazing and talented cooks, among the best I know.rdquo; Their work, separately and together, combines the most exciting modern culinary techniques with impeccable ingredients and unexpected twists to create dishes that are at the same time intellectually interesting, visually stimulating, playful, and incredibly delicious.Unique in its organization, VOLT Ink. is stunningly photographed, featuring full-color images for every recipe along with glimpses throughout of the brothers at work in their respective restaurants. The recipes have been thoroughly tested to make even the most scientific-seeming techniques reproducible for everyone. Add to that a collection of stories from the brothers themselvesmdash;touching on their shared childhood, their respective mentors and collaborators, and what inspires their cookingmdash;and this cookbook is sure to delight anyone interested in the art and craft of modern cooking. About the AuthorBryan VoltaggioHighly accomplished, innovative, and talented 35-year old Chef Bryan Voltaggio is among the new generation of chefs who are reinventing American cooking. A graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, Chef Voltaggio's pedigree includes almost a decade working as protege under celebrated culinary notable, Charlie Palmer. Through his three-star reviewed restaurant VOLT in his native Frederick, Maryland, Voltaggio exercises his cooking philosophies and signature preparations of New American cuisine offering menus driven by the fresh, seasonal offerings of local farmers. He characterizes his cuisine as ldquo;sophisticated dishes offering classic flavor combinations created using fundamental and innovative cooking techniques.rdquo; Bryan Voltaggiorsquo;s passion for cooking was fostered during childhood in Frederick County where meals often included produce harvested from the family garden. Committed to a career in cooking early in his life, Voltaggio had already served as Sous Chef and Executive Chef at two regional hotel restaurants by the age of 20. Upon graduation from culinary school, Voltaggio went on to work under Chef Palmer at famed Aureole in New York City, and later opened the second outlet of Aureole at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Voltaggio re-located to Frederick with his family to open Charlie Palmer Steak in Washington, DC. After five years there as Executive Chef, Voltaggio opened VOLT in 2008. Voltaggio is a James Beard Best Mid-Atlantic Chef nominee and was named Chef of the Year by both the non-profit Share Our Strength and the Restaurant Association of Maryland in 2010.Michael VoltaggioChef Michael Voltaggio has spent over half of his lifetime in the kitchen, starting at the age of 15. Now based in Los Angeles, he will open his first signature restaurant, ink., in 2011. Voltaggio describes his food as "modern Los Angeles," distinguished by inspired flavor profiles and elevated by the combination of classical and modern techniques. Voltaggio touts a solid culinary background, receiving his formal training as an Apprentice at the esteemed Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia. He went on to helm the kitchen at an honor roll of haute dining establishments: The Bazaar by Jose Andres at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills; Charlie Palmerrsquo;s Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg; The Dining Room at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena; The Grill Room and The Dining Room at the Ritz- Carlton in Naples. A Michelin-starred chef, he was a finalist for the James Beard ldquo;Best New Restaurantrdquo; award in 2009, the same year he famously won the honor of Top Chef on Bravo TVrsquo;s Emmy-winning season (Season 6 ndash; Las Vegas). 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