Reviews
Cooking at Home: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Recipes by David Chang, Priya Krishna
emsemsems's review
5.0
An easy 5. Greatest advocate(s) of improv cooking. I'm all for it. I cook everyday; and for anyone who does the same, well, you lot know that there's just no room/luxury for precise recipes/measurements. I adore this book. Chang's other book, [b:Eat a Peach|51700803|Eat a Peach|David Chang|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582084217l/51700803._SX50_.jpg|72904191] is one of my favourite memoirs .
ljjohnson8's review
3.0
As should be expected from an innovator like David Chang, this cookbook was different and creative. I love how he writes, and I loved the repartee between himself and his co-author, and his encouragement to the home cook to throw out the "rule book." A fun and salivating read.
spiderfelt's review against another edition
5.0
More than a cookbook, this is a set of guidelines for learning how to cook and how to flavor foods. I read the book cover to cover at the library, and haven't yet decided whether I want to buy a copy for future reference. The ratios for creating seasoning blends and directions for building enriched broths, braises and stews are the two most appealing aspects of this book.
thebookbroom's review
5.0
Thank you to NetGalley, David Chang and Priya Krishna for providing this free copy in exchange for an honest review.
I am a longtime fan of both Chang and Krishna. I’m a semi regular listener to The David Chang Show and Recipe Club so I was curious what a Chang/Krishna cookbook would look like given the personalities on the show. The answer is exactly like this, and that made reading this book such a joy.
While most people think about cookbooks as a collection of recipes, this book provides you with an approach for thinking about how to cook and some very practical cooking advice including temperatures for meat and poultry, food storage issues and how to actually learn how to season something to taste.
This is truly a 4.5/5 because it definitely feels like Priya was a helpmate of the Dave Chang Show that is this cookbook but that’s a little nitpicky. Truly I loved it and will return to it again and again.
I am a longtime fan of both Chang and Krishna. I’m a semi regular listener to The David Chang Show and Recipe Club so I was curious what a Chang/Krishna cookbook would look like given the personalities on the show. The answer is exactly like this, and that made reading this book such a joy.
While most people think about cookbooks as a collection of recipes, this book provides you with an approach for thinking about how to cook and some very practical cooking advice including temperatures for meat and poultry, food storage issues and how to actually learn how to season something to taste.
This is truly a 4.5/5 because it definitely feels like Priya was a helpmate of the Dave Chang Show that is this cookbook but that’s a little nitpicky. Truly I loved it and will return to it again and again.