cooks

"It's the first day of fall, which means it's time for our Tiny Chef to make his special Blegaful Mie. But what's happening in the Chef's kitchen? It's a mess! He's misplaced his favorite recipe book--the one he uses to cook all of his best dishes!"---Jacket flap.

Examines the life and culinary career of Jacques Pepin, the cook much lauded by Julia Child.

"This year's Blue cooking competition has deviated sharply from days of old, and its new harsher trials have many traditional chefs falling by the wayside. Soma, Takumi and Megumi, however, manage to win their way forward. Now they face a brand of chef whose true abilities have remained cloaked in mystery--the noir. Just what sort of strange talents do these underworld chefs wield to make them worthy of the Blue?"--Back cover.

"The world-renowned gourmet tournament the Blue reaches its climax. Soma clashes with noir chef Asahi in a battle to create the one thing Book Master Mana wants most--a dish the world has never seen! But will this battle do anything to mend Mana and Erina's strained mother-daughter relationship? The revolutionary food battle manga comes to a thundering conclusion!"--Provided by publisher.

"The Blue cooking competition rages on! Intent on getting his rematch with Asahi Saiba, Soma keeps racking up win after win, even against his formidable noir opponents. Meanwhile, in the other tournament bracket, Erina faces a suspiciously heinous schedule"--Back cover.

How a baker makes the breads, pies, and cakes that we love to eat is revealed though fun, engaging text. Beginning readers get an enjoyable and educational look at the work that bakers do every day including mixing the batter and slicing the bread.

Hanayu dreams of becoming a sushi chef, but knows it would devastate her parents if she left the family bakery, so she decides to marry into a sushi family so she will have the perfect excuse to fulfill her dream, but first she must find a suitable match.

Hanayu Ashitaba, who wants to become a sushi chef, makes plans to marry into the sushi family of Hayato Hyuga, who wants to be a pastry chef, and when they go on a date, Hanayu finds out that Hayato has plans to marry her only for the sake of her family's patisserie.

The author, executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in New York City, presents a behind-the-scenes account of the restaurant business, and describes his adventures in the world of food, beginning with his first experience eating an oyster.

"While investigating the illicit shokugeki happening across the country, Soma and Erina dig into the identity of the mysterious 'Saiba,' who is responsible for sending the cuisiniers noir to Japan"--Back cover.