Culinary Software

One of the world's most renowned chefs, Heston Bluementhal has made his name creating such original - and some might say bizarre - dishes as Snail Porridge and Nitrogen Scrambled Edd and Bacon Ice Cream at his internationally acclaimed restaurant, the Fat Duck.

Heston has decided it's time to go back to both his and our roots and to focus his creative talent on reinventing some of the most well known and abused dishes.

Having travelled the world in search of 'perfect' dishes, this title is a fasinating, original and inspiring look at eight new classics from his culinary heritage:

Hamburger
Fish Pie
Chicken Tika Masala
Risotto
Peking Duck
Chilli Con Carne
Baked Alaska
Trifle

Heston travels to India to find out where chicken tikka masala really comes from and returns home to build a tandoor oven; he visits top chefs in Italy to break down the essence of a great risotto and uncovers some suprising ingredients and in America he explores the eternal appeal of the perfect hamburger, eaten ererywhere from fast-food outlet to top-class restaurant.

Drawing on interviews with experts and cooks as well as using his own culinart and scientific research, Heston aims to discover just what makes the perfect version of these favourite dishes.

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Once upon a time there was a Chef called Heston who opened a small restaurant called the Fat Duck.

At first, he served only simple French classics but gradually, as is the way of things, the Chef's curiosity got the better of him and he began thinking up more unusual dishes, such as Snail Porridge and Chocolate Wine. There was even talk of a meringue that made diners snort plumes of vapour, like a dragon.

Word spread and reached the ears of the Executives who ran a television channel, and they summoned the Chef to their glass fortress. 'We command you to create six Fantastical Feasts', they said. 'These must be based on history, but you may draw on fairytales and legends.

We should warn you that the Quest will involve journeys to Transylvania in search of the legendary Leech Recipe of Sibiu, and to the Black Forest to eat the eyes of the Wild Boar of Munstertal.

You must resist the temptations of the Burlesque Girls, and you must turn chocolate cake into a raging fireball and chicken's testicles into jelly beans. There will be hunting for hallucinogenic mushrooms and cooking with Play-Doh. Out of this, you must create the most magical dishes imaginable'. 'Well, how about lickable wallpaper, a savoury Zoom lolly, a chocolate-covered iceberg, a golden egg and an edible graveyard?' offered the Chef. 'It's a start', said the Executives.

'Oh, and once you have achieved the Quest, you must bring us proof, in the form of a Book. But not just any Book. We want tales of extravagant ingredients, of revolutionary techniques, of familiar kitchen appliances put to unfamiliar uses. We want to see what you see.

Taste what you taste. In short, we want complete and unparalleled access to your fantastical world'.

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Price: $55.00

Your profits are built one recipe at a time.

The professional edge for cooks and chefs. Eliminate guess work with this simple program - records and automatically costs your recipes. It works the way you do, and you don't need advanced computer skills.

Write and store all your recipes and ingredients, automatically costing them as the recipe is written. When you update ingredient prices, the recipes are automatically recosted. An essential tool for managing a profitable operation - no more guesswork on food costs!

Just follow the 3 simple steps:

1. List your ingredients
2. Write your recipes
3. Print what you need

-Runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, Vista, Windows 7
-Mac OS 10.1 - 10.6
(but not on OS 10.7 Lion)

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Price: $195.00