On Professional Cooking:

"This book has a place in the library for all who want to understand and build their basic cooking skills."

-The American Institute of Wine and Food

On Professional Baking:

"An encyclopedic and clear handbook of things to do with your oven, from challah to specialty meringues and mocha roll; even some unbaked desserts for sweet tooths are tucked in at the end of this textbook."

-The Wall Street Journal

Wayne Gisslen's Professional Cooking has been used by hundreds of thousands of chefs to master the basics of their craft. Packed with more than 1,200 recipes and more information than ever before, this Sixth Edition of the cornerstone resource offers complete, step-by-step instruction in the cooking theory and techniques necessary to succeed at the professional level.

Special features include:

<LI> Over 100 new recipes - including new recipes for meats, poultry, vegetables, and grains, as well as a new chapter on cooking for vegetarian diets <LI> Expanded and updated information-featuring a contemporary look at presenting and a detailed history of modern food service <LI> Superb photography - nearly 1,200 illustrations and photos highlighting ingredients, step-by-step techniques, and plated dishes

韋恩·吉斯倫是包括《專業烘焙》《高級專業烹飪》《廚師的藝術：傢庭四星級烹飪秘訣》等最暢銷的烹飪係列叢書的作者，這些書均由約翰·威利公司齣版。韋恩·吉斯倫畢業於美國烹飪學院，多年來在烹飪領域著作頗豐，曾擔任餐廳主廚、廚房研發總監以及食品飲料高級顧問。