This is a new edition of the widely-used text for chef training and hospitality programmes. This comprehensive, practical introduction to the basic skills and procedures of commercial food preparation can be applied to any level or type of food service operation. It now includes 115 new recipes, for a total of over 800 recipes, supported by over 300 black-and-white photographs showing step-by-step procedures, and full color photographs that display the products. Hundreds of cooking terms are defined and the book includes new international and ethnic recipes, and new material on multiplying and dividing recipe yields, nutrition, cooking equipment and sources. The previous editon of this book was published in 1982.