Winner Of The 2015 International Association Of Culinary Professionals (iacp) Cookbook Awardforewords By Alice Waters And Michael Pollanin This Dazzling, Full Color Cookbook And Kitchen Manual Filled With Lush Photographs And Beautiful Drawings, The Chef Of Alice Waters Chez Panisse Offers Basic Techniques And Essential Recipes That Will Transform Anyone Into A Confident Home Cook.when His Oldest Son Was Leaving For College, Cal Peternell, The Chef Of San Franciscos Legendary Chez Panisse, Realized That, Although He Regularly Made Dinners For His Family, Hed Never Taught Them The Basics Of Cooking. Based On The Life-altering Course Of Instruction He Prepared And Honed Through Many Phone Calls With His Son, Twelve Recipes Is The Ultimate Introduction To The Kitchen. Peternell Focuses On The Core Foods And Dishes That Comprise A Successful Home Cooks Arsenal, Each Building Skill Upon Skillfrom Toast, Eggs, And Beans, To Vinaigrettes, Pasta With Tomato, And Rice, To Vegetables, Soup, Meats, And Cake.twelve Recipes Will Help Home Cooks Develop A Core Repertoire Of Skills And Increase Their Culinary Confidence.