A Cook's Guide to Chicago: Where to Find Everything You Need and Lots of Things You Didn't Know You Did

by Pocius, Marilyn

• ISBN13: 9781893121164
• ISBN10: 189312116X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Lake Claremont Pr

Summary

This expanded and updated edition of the local bestseller takes food lovers and serious home cooks on a tasty romp into Chicago's secret culinary corners to find everything they never knew they needed. Includes information on over 2,000 ingredients, little-known stores and grocers, helpful hints, and recipes.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	3	(2)
How to Use This Book	5	(2)
Gourmet	7	(8)
Herbs and Spices	15	(10)
Meat, Poultry, and Game	25	(6)
Fish and Seafood	31	(8)
Produce	39	(12)
Equipment	51	(16)
Health Food	67	(4)
Cooking Schools and Clubs	71	(6)
Latin America	77	(22)
Tips on Tropical Tubers	93	(6)
Eastern Europe	99	(12)
Italy	111	(12)
Greece and the Middle East	123	(14)
Africa and the Caribbean	137	(8)
India and Pakistan	145	(16)
China	161	(16)
Southeast Asia	177	(18)
Knowing Your Noodles	189	(6)
Japan, Korea, and the Philippines	195	(23)
A Mixed Bag
Miscellaneous Ethnic Stores	212	(3)
Nuts	215	(1)
Cookbooks	216	(2)
Delicious Day Trips	218	(57)
A Drink with That?
Tea and Coffee	222	(1)
Brewing and Winemaking Supplies	223	(1)
Wine	224	(4)
Leftovers
Bibliography	228	(3)
Indexes
Recipe Index	231	(2)
Stores, Clubs, and Organizations Index	233	(4)
Equipment Index	237	(4)
Ingredients Index	241	(34)
About the Author	275