10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

Great Book, Horrible CulinarE-Companion, March 1, 2010

I got this book for my wife. She first saw the 6th edition when she took a 15 week-long course at the local college, and wanted this version to compliment what she had learned in the course.

The book itself is quite thorough, and she really likes it. On it’s own the book scores 5 stars! The promoted CulinarE-Companion software that replaces the CD in older version of this book is horrible to nonexistent! The book was published on January 19th, and the “software” is only now showing up on the publisher’s site (March 1st), and it doesn’t even work!! Don’t forget, this “College Version” costs more because of this “software”.

This is extremely unprofessional. I had to contact the publisher when the software wasn’t available on the site, and it took them a couple of weeks to get something online. The problem is they seem to have wanted to save some money by not including a CD with this edition, but instead they run a Flash-based application from their site. You need to register with the site, enter the registration code that comes on a card included with the book (in place of the CD in older editions), then you get access to a Flash page that doesn’t even work!

I’m strongly encouraged to return this version, and buy the standard edition for less (it is only available on the Amazon.ca site, and no longer available on the Amazon.com site). This is a real disappointment.

If you are interested in this book, and I strongly recommend it if you are serious about cooking, then get yourself the standard edition and don’t be fooled into paying $10-$20 more for the promise of software that does not even exist.

Cheers.

]]> http://www.hoian-mega.com/expert-cooking/#comment-2599 Carlos H. Rios Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:16:33 +0000 #comment-2599 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V192240867_.gif" width="64" alt="5.0 out of 5 stars" title="5.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Good textbook.</b>, <nobr>August 12, 2008</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1EXH5H4GTNGEY?ie=UTF8&tag=suest-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Carlos H. 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Although this book is not for the home cook, the recipes can be modified for smaller portions just watch the seasoning. One thing to remember is that the recipes are fully tested but they are NOT standarized because they were written for instruction. What this means is that most of the recipes are not the classic versions but modified versions designed in order to instruct the student. My only complain, and I always have a complain, is the quality of paper which affects the picture quality as well. The paper seem too thin vs. in the previous versions, the paper was thicker. This happened also with a couple of the CIA books. I think this is a new trend with textbooks. Another thing I want to point out is that the Software that comes with it will not work on Vista. It only seem to work with Windows XP. Like other books that I purchase from Amazon, this book had the corners bended and the front cover was scratched. 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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

Good textbook., August 12, 2008

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This review is from: Professional Cooking, College Version (Hardcover)

Great professional cookbook. Although this book is not for the home cook, the recipes can be modified for smaller portions just watch the seasoning. One thing to remember is that the recipes are fully tested but they are NOT standarized because they were written for instruction. What this means is that most of the recipes are not the classic versions but modified versions designed in order to instruct the student. My only complain, and I always have a complain, is the quality of paper which affects the picture quality as well. The paper seem too thin vs. in the previous versions, the paper was thicker. This happened also with a couple of the CIA books. I think this is a new trend with textbooks. Another thing I want to point out is that the Software that comes with it will not work on Vista. It only seem to work with Windows XP. Like other books that I purchase from Amazon, this book had the corners bended and the front cover was scratched. I think that Amazon should work on the this issue but overall I’m happy with the purchase.

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]]> http://www.hoian-mega.com/hoi-an-in-complete-moon-night-l-sept-2010/#comment-2129 toxny87 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:06:53 +0000 #comment-2129 it's really nice. Thanks for sharing. However, pls note that it's Lunar calendar but Chinese one...... it’s really nice. Thanks for sharing. However, pls note that it’s Lunar calendar but Chinese one……

]]> http://www.hoian-mega.com/hoi-an-in-complete-moon-night-l-sept-2010/#comment-2128 toxny87 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:32:25 +0000 #comment-2128 btw, it's Lunar New Year also btw, it’s Lunar New Year also

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