Food for Fifty - Couverture rigide

Molt, Mary K.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0136136516 ISBN 13 : 9780136136514

Editeur : Pearson, 2010

Synopsis

This classic book is the resource for learning how to prepare and serve quality food in quantity. From caterers to food service managers, this book provides a wide variety of reliable quantity recipes and methods for planning, selecting and preparing menus for all types of food services. With over 100 new recipes, updated tables, and information on the latest techniques, this edition addresses safety and economic concerns, as well as the dining trends and expectations of today's consumer. Some new features include: *New! Over 100 new recipes and recipe revisions. *New! Updated charts and tables.New! Expanded section on ways to make recipes more healthy. *New! Updated information on menu planning for special meals, events and receptions. *New! Updated information on recipe modification. MARKET: For professionals in Quantity Food Production and Foodservice Management.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

The twelfth edition of Food for Fifty, with all the features that have made it an invaluable food production resource for nearly 70 years, is attractively designed with more color photographs, easier-to-read charts and tables, and an improved user-focused layout. This new edition also serves as an unparalleled source for standardized quantity recipes and as a useful tool for developing menu items based on ideas gleaned from pictures or recipes in popular magazines and culinary publications.

Food professionals and students are encouraged to use the book's recipes and information as the foundation for adapting nearly any recipe to make a quality food product. They are encouraged to apply the recipe writing and standardizing principles as used in Food for Fifty recipes when adapting recipes from less-standardized sources.

Featured include:

• Resource for a broad variety of tested quantity recipes
• Approximately 50 new recipes including non-meat, pasta, bean, and vegetable entrees
• Improved HACCP and food safety information
• Updated tables, charts, and cooking information
• General information plus purchasing and storage guidelines for most food categories
• Expanded fresh produce chapter with pictures to identify fruits and vegetables
• Production fundamentals—kitchen readiness, production scheduling, cooking methods
• Food product evaluation forms and information
• Knife care and identification of various knife cuts
• Newly organized chapters sequenced for teaching quantity food production skills followed by quantity recipes

Food for Fifty, Twelfth Edition, expertly provides readers with the fundamentals for producing quality food in quantity. This book makes available in one comprehensive text the food production information and recipes necessary for keeping up with ever-changing dining trends and for satisfying the expectations of today's customer.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Mary Molt, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., is assistant director of Housing and Dining Services and assistant professor of Hotel, Restaurant, Institution Management, and Dietetics (HRIMD), Kansas State University. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska-Kearney, a master's degree from Oklahoma State University, and a Ph.D. from Kansas State University. Dr. Molt has 31 years of professional experience at Kansas State University, with a joint appointment in academe and food service administration. Current responsibilities include team teaching Food Production Management, assisting with supervised practice experiences for senior students in Dietetics, and directing management activities for three residence hall dining centers serving more than 8,000 meals per day. Dr. Molt is active in the American Dietetic Association, Kansas Dietetic Association, and the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS). Twice she was recognized with the NACUFS Richard Lichtenfelt Award for outstanding service to the association. In 1995, Dr. Molt received the Theodore W. Minah Award, the highest honor given by NACUFS, for exceptional contribution to the food service industry. The Award For Excellence in the Practice of Management was given to Dr. Molt in 1997 by the American Dietetic Association. She serves on several University committees, advises students in Kappa Omicron Nu, and holds membership in several honor societies including Kappa Omicron Nu, Delta Kappa Gamma, Phi Upsilon Omicron, and Phi Kappa Phi.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0136136516
• ISBN 13: 9780136136514
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 880