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The Everyday Gourmet: Rediscovering the Lost Art of Cooking (The Teaching Company, The Great Courses)
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Reviews & Ratings
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Mark T.
09-08-2025Can't say enough good things about this DVD set. The chef/teacher is the absolute best. Totally enjoyable and valuable.
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ryan scacci
09-08-2025Four and 1/2 Stars. Very well done. Chef Briwa takes you thru the essential fundamentals of a trained chef. I was very pleased with his presentation and the skill set he builds. Great emphasis is placed on developing abilities (including tasting skills, wine pairing, equipment, spices, sauces and stocks, ingredients, etc..), rather than on specific recipes. Chef Briwa does use many complete dishes/recipes in his presentations. I took the half star because of a few too many digressions into Thai dishes that struck me as excessively sweet, and tertiary at best to the rest of the course.I also ordered the hardcover book, which is more of a guide thru the course than a cookbook. I have used it several times and am happy to have it. It saved me the tedium of note taking while viewing the lessons.
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Beach Bunch
09-08-2025Ordered this for my high schooler that I am homeschooling. Other Great Courses items have proved dry and boring to my students, but this one has been fun for my last student. We watch two lessons a week, practice skills on Thursdays, and Friday is the cook for your family day using what you learned that week as lab hours. I wish this course came with recipes or some kind of activity suggestions for each lesson.
