Relæ
Autor Christian F. Puglisien Limba Engleză Hardback – 11 noi 2014
Diferența majoră pe care Relæ o aduce în peisajul gastronomic este refuzul de a fi doar un inventar de ingrediente și instrucțiuni; este, în schimb, o hartă mentală a unui proces creativ radical. Notăm cu interes cum Christian F. Puglisi demolează barierele dintre eseul filosofic și practica culinară, oferind cititorului libertatea de a naviga non-liniar între ideea teoretică și execuția din farfurie. Abordarea amintește de Eat More Plants. A Chef's Journal de Daniel Humm prin centrarea pe universul vegetal și pe viziunea personală a bucătarului, dar Relæ adaugă o dimensiune tehnică mult mai pragmatică, explorând „manipulările” materiei prime fără artificiile inutile ale fine-dining-ului clasic.
Remarcăm o structură riguroasă, dar organică. Cartea începe cu capitolul „The Groundwork”, unde sunt explorate fundamentele etice — de la importanța pâinii ca punct de plecare, până la dilemele certificărilor organice. Progresia continuă prin secțiuni dedicate elementelor primordiale (Pământ, Apă, Mare, Animale), culminând cu analize profunde despre texturi și temperaturi contrastante. Această organizare reflectă spiritul restaurantului din Copenhaga: onest, neconvențional și orientat către esență. Stilul lui Puglisi este unul al preciziei; fie că discutăm despre fermentare sau despre „juiciness” ca sos natural, textul emană o disciplină intelectuală care transformă gătitul într-un act de conștiință. Este o experiență de lectură care nu doar informează, ci provoacă standardele industriei, demonstrând cum un restaurant poate revitaliza o întreagă comunitate urbană prin integritate culinară.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1607746492
Pagini: 448
Ilustrații: 125 photos
Dimensiuni: 195 x 271 x 40 mm
Greutate: 1.71 kg
Editura: RANDOM HOUSE USA INC
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte celor care văd gastronomia ca pe o formă de expresie intelectuală, nu doar ca pe o necesitate biologică. Cititorul câștigă acces la tehnicile de avangardă ale unuia dintre cele mai influente restaurante din lume, învățând să valorizeze ingredientele umile. Este un volum esențial pentru profesioniști și amatori pasionați care doresc să înțeleagă 'de ce-ul' din spatele fiecărui preparat, dincolo de simplele gramaje.
Descriere scurtă
Chef Christian F. Puglisi opened restaurant Relæ in 2010 on a rough, run-down stretch of one of Copenhagen's most crime-ridden streets. His goal was simple: to serve impeccable, intelligent, sustainable, and plant-centric food of the highest quality-in a setting that was devoid of the pretention and frills of conventional high-end restaurant dining. Relæ was an immediate hit, and Puglisi's "to the bone" ethos-which emphasized innovative, substantive cooking over crisp white tablecloths or legions of water-pouring, napkin-folding waiters-became a rallying cry for chefs around the world. Today the Jægersborggade-where Relæ and its more casual sister restaurant, Manfreds, are located-is one of Copenhagen's most vibrant and exciting streets. And Puglisi continues to excite and surprise diners with his genre-defying, wildly inventive cooking. Relæ is Puglisi's much-anticipated debut: like his restaurants, the book is honest, unconventional, and challenges our expectations of what a cookbook should be. Rather than focusing on recipes, the core of the book is a series of interconnected "idea essays," which reveal the ingredients, practical techniques, and philosophies that inform Puglisi's cooking. Each essay is connected to one (or many) of the dishes he serves, and readers are invited to flip through the book in whatever sequence inspires them-from idea to dish and back to idea again. The result is a deeply personal, utterly unique reading experience.
Cuprins
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Groundwork
The Initial Idea
Jægersborggade
Staff
Locavorism: When It Makes Sense, and When It Does Not
Organic: Is a Certification All That?
Breaking Bread: The Cornerstone of an Ideal Meal
Chapter 2: Ideas on a Plate
Liquids
Water
Wine
Fruit Vinegars
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
Animals
Lamb
Fat
Chicken
Hindsholm Pork
Butter
Buttermilk
Land
Jerusalem Artichokes
Carrots
Horseradish
Celery Root
Herbs
Cresses
Citrus
Unripe Strawberries
Elderflower
Crab Apple
Nuts
Seeds
Olives
Sea
Mussels
Coastal Fish
Mackerel
Sea Lettuce
Anchovy
Söl
Kelp
Manipulations
Fermentation
Pickling Fruits and Vegetables
Pickling Fish
Cooking in Butter Emulsion
Cooking Salads
Precision Cooking
Barely Cooking
Stocks
Nut Milks
Hiding on the Plate
Textures
Contrasting Temperatures
Crunch!
Chewy
Leathery
Dehydrating/Rehydrating
Vegetable Skins
Salting and Brining Vegetables
Salting and Brining Meats and Fish
Juiciness, the Natural Sauce
Flavor
Butter and Bitter
Charred and Grilled
Toasted and Nutty
A Touch of Umami
Meat with Seafood
Minerality
Theory
Building onto a Dish
Evolving a Technique
Snacks
Challenging the Guest
Vegetarian
Vegetables over Meat
Intertwining Flavors
Savory Desserts
Nose-to-Tail Cooking
Leaf-to-Stem Cooking
Acidity
Creativity Is in All of Us
Where Is the Cheese Trolley?
Inspirations
Italy
Denmark
France
elBulli
Thailand
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Chapter 3: Dishes 225
Snacks
Herb Bouquet
Celery Root Taco
Grilled Jerusalem Artichokes
Grilled Corn
Shallots and Nigella
Kornly Cracker
Oxalis Roots
Herbivorous Starters
Unripe Strawberries, Cress, and Buttermilk
Sheep's Milk Yogurt, Radishes, and Nasturtium
Cucumber, Caraway, and Lemon Balm
Smoked Beet "Fish" and Elderflower
Beet, Crab Apple, and Söl
Cooked Onions, Buttermilk, and Nasturtium
Omnivorous Starters
Lumpfish Roe, Daikon, and Almonds
Oysters, Cabbage, and Capers
Mussels, Seaweed, and Allumettes
Squid, Mussels, and Seaweed
Raw Beef, Anchovies, and Ramsons
Lamb, Shrimp, and Dill
White Asparagus and Anchovies
Pickled Skate, Mussels, and Celery Root
Pickled Mackerel, Cauliflower, and Lemon
Cod, Kohlrabi, and Skins
White Onions, Crayfish, and Fennel
Herbivorous Seconds
Turnips, Chervil, and Horseradish
New Potatoes, Warm Berries, and Arugula
Potato, Seaweed, and Pecorino
Lettuce, Smoked Almond, and Olive Oil
Asparagus, Sunflower Seeds, and Mint
Jerusalem Artichoke, Quinoa, and Coffee
Sunflower Seeds, Kornly, and Pine
Baked Potato Puree, Two Ways
Barley, Cauliflower, and Black Trumpet
Herbivorous Mains
Carrot, Elderflower, and Sesame
Charred Cucumber and Fermented Juice
Romaine, Egg Yolk, and Nettles
Enoki, Kelp, and Seaweed
Fennel, Smoked Almond, and Parsley
Dried Zucchini and Bitter Leaves
Fried Salsify and Bergamot
Salted Carrot and Oxalis "Béarnaise"
Omnivorous Mains
Pork from Hindsholm and Rye
Lamb, Turnip, and Samphire
Cauliflower, Veal Sweetbread, and Basil
Chicken Wings, White Asparagus, and Anchovies
Wild Duck, Elderberries, and White Onions
Salad, Beef, and Bronte Pistachio
Veal, Grilled Sauce, and Anchovy
Cheese and Desserts
Whipped Goat Cheese and Parsley
Nordlys, Carrots, and Orange Zest
Chanterelles, Apple, and Granité
Mandarin, Buttermilk, and Egg Yolk
Milk, Kelp, and Caramel
Rhubarb Compote, Almond, and Vinegar
Jerusalem Artichoke, Malt, and Bread
Sheep's Milk Yogurt, Beets, and Black Currant
Hokkaido Pumpkin and Mandarin
Corn, Bread Crumbs, and Marjoram
Elderflower and Rhubarb
Jerusalem Artichokes, Coffee, and Passion
Coffee Table
Appendix: Recipes
Index