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Providing an introduction to the world of gastronomy, this work contains advice, anecdotes and more than 30 recipes from chefs and food personalities such as Alain Passard, Anthony Bourdain, Heston Blumenthal, Fergus Henderson and Daniel Patterson, among others. Each chapter introduces a fresh concept in food.

“The Foodie Handbook” is a funny, informative and at times acerbic guided tour around the world of food today. Pim Techamuanvivit has toured the globe to discover the secret world of food lovers and provides not just an introduction to the world of gastronomy, but advice, anecdotes and more than 30 recipes from chefs and food personalities such as Alain Passard, Anthony Bourdain, Heston Blumenthal, Fergus Henderson and Daniel Patterson among others that Pim has recruited to help her on this mission. Each chapter introduces a new concept in food: Pim’s journey begins with How to Eat Like a Foodie, a guide on tasting the real flavours of food and where to find great meals. How to Cook Like a Foodie will teach you a new way of approaching cooking, covering the basic tools and ingredients and exploring new dimensions of flavours and cooking methods. How to Drink Like a Foodie explains the big to-do with wine in everyday language including how to pair wine with food and knowing what you like. How to Be a Seriously Serious Foodie teaches you how to out-snob your friends and boost your food credentials with trivia and facts such as ten things to eat before you die and restaurants and chefs to watch. Every chapter includes a selection of recipes, menu plans or ideas to try, to encourage you to explore food and cooking in new ways as well as anecdotes from top chefs such as the strangest things they’ve ever eaten or how to spot a mediocre restaurant. Written with Pim’s conversational and engaging tone, “The Foodie Handbook” is a portal to the great world of gastronomy and will make you an even better foodie than you already are.

About the Author
Pim Techamuanvivit is the author of the popular food blog Chez Pim. On her blog, Pim chronicles her globetrotting adventures, and misadventures, in the world of all things edible, from vibrant street-side fares in Asia to the refined world of three Michelin star restaurants in Europe. Chez Pim attracts more than 250,000 viewings per month, and is the darling of the world’s media, from the Observer Food Monthly in London to The New York Times. Pim has published her stories, recipes and photographs in Food & Wine Magazine, The New York Times, Bon Appetit and Men’s Vogue, among others. She has also done commentaries for Living on Earth on National Public Radio.