Reviews
The one book you must have, no matter what you're planning to cook or where your skill level falls., The Food Lab ISA Keeper., You Need the Food Lab, As J. Kenji Lopez-Alt's Magnum Opus Is 2015's Most Indispensable Cookbook., A rigorous and scientific approach to home cooking.... López-Alt is so full of enthusiasm and curiosity for his subject that he's written a page-turner., The ultimate book for science nerds who cook.... The Food Lab nicely marries the hard-science, full-on geekery of McGee with the just-tell-me-how-to-boil-an-egg utilitarianism of Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything., Loaded with fascinating information.... Lpez-Alt gives you enough science for the explanations to make sense, but everything is still firmly rooted in practical home cooking., Five years in the making, [The Food Lab is] a culmination of the wunderkind's unlikely ascent into a cultish figure--and the face of a new kind of home cooking., A beautiful behemoth. . . . The Food Lab's vision of "better home cooking through science"--and, I would add, through the internet--is a convincing one., [Kenji] approaches recipe development with monomaniacal zeal, then shares the delicious results with the infectious enthusiasm of the coolest teacher you had in high school., The One Book You MustHave, No Matter What You're Planning to Cook or Where Your Skill Level Falls., [The Food Lab] promises tried-and-tested accuracy, groundbreaking technique and inarguable results. All that, plus humor., We can't wait to get our hands on J. Kenji López-Alt's The Food Lab. We love his scientific approach to cooking and his sense of humor. Fascinating, useful stuff and always a good read., The Food Lab is a monumental achievement. This is sure to become a must-read for anyone who cares about cooking better food., Kenji has created an incredible resource to support you as you explore the possibilities of amazing food in your kitchen., There may be few voices more authoritative than that of J. Kenji López-Alt, the nerd king of Internet cooking.... [A] strong addition to shelves., I Love the Food Lab., Rare is the work that combines extraordinary passion with such obsessive scientific rigor. The Food Lab is an uncommon and invaluable contribution to our food literature., The Food Lab explains the mysteries of cooking in real-life terms. I devoured Kenji's book, fascinated and engrossed in every single page--and you will be too., The Cookbook I AM Looking Forward to the Most., Loaded with fascinating information.... López-Alt gives you enough science for the explanations to make sense, but everything is still firmly rooted in practical home cooking., Kenji Is the Most Important Recipe Developer to Come Along in a Generation., Loaded with fascinating information...López-Alt gives you enough science for the explanations to make sense, but everything is still firmly rooted in practical home cooking., An authoritative, instant-classic reference book that's also an engaging read. Lopez-Alt, managing culinary director of Serious Eats, is the Science Guy of the kitchen, offering thorough investigations of the best recipes and cooking methods for everything from crispy French fries to a mind-blowing Bolognese sauce., The Food Lab is The Joy of Cooking for the modern cook, and it has something to teach even the most experienced chefs., The Ultimate Book for Science Nerds Who Cook.