Abstract: Part 1 of the Chinese cookbook introduces the reader to Chinese cooking, discusses ingredients, cutting and working with equipment, cooking techniques, information on tea, ordering Chinese food and food purchasing. Part 2 presents recipes that are found in Chinese-American restaurants, made with ingredients found in the American market, and from Chinese markets, banquet/gourmet dishes, and hors d'oeuvres. Four ways to prepare duck are given. (kbc).

Cookbook with recipes in both Chinese and English.

A collection of American culinary history including cookbooks, menus and ephemera from the 16th through to the 21st century. Through this culinary archive researchers can explore changing attitudes towards diet and health, homemaking, commercial dining and the industrialisation of food production. The material has been collected over many years by Jan Longone, an adjunct curator in the University of Michigan Special Collections Research Center, and her husband University of Michigan Emeritus Professor Daniel T. Longone.

美食作家林卫辉先生在书中介绍了百余种作者亲自尝过的美食，囊括中国八大菜系、日本料理、南洋滋味、欧美菜式、甜品点心等，提及国内外多家知名餐厅，记录着自己对美食、厨师、食肆等多角度的切身观察，沉浸书中，仿佛带领读者置身四海美食盛宴。
吃和会吃，是两个概念：为什么春笋和春韭比其他季节的都要好吃？为什么晚上的豆芽比不上中午的？为什么鱼加了酸菜就不腥？中餐“火候”背后的科学道理是什么？很多问题，从书中都能找到答案。
更值得一提的是，作者精通食品工程学、生物学、物理学、化学等理论，创造性地跨学科解构美食原理，以通俗有趣的文笔分析美味构成的逻辑，让读者秒懂美食为什么好吃、为什么有些菜非得这么做、怎样才能既创新菜式又风味不失等，尤其适合美食爱好者、饮食文化爱好者、餐饮从业者等群体阅读。