Since first appearing on MasterChef five years ago, DiGiovanni has leaned on the celebrity chef as a trusted adviser. To be sure, there are several recipes in here that look just as impressive as anything you might find in a Michelin-starred restaurant, but with relatively simple ingredients and techniques accessible to home chefs. It’s filled with techniques that will last a lifetime, QR codes explaining everything in detail, and great food. I explained the chemistry behind this to my son before doing it for the review and, as predicted, hot grease exploded all over my kitchen.

Feast on New England favourites like Browned Butter Lobster Rolls and Garlic Butter Steak Tips, enjoy decadent pasta dishes like Smoky Mezcal Rigatoni and Sungold Spaghetti, and recreate fan favorites like his Viral Pasta Chips and Dino Nuggets. I found a dangerous recipe, one that didn’t match the photo because the ingredients were clearly different, and one that was straight up nasty. In conclusion, I greatly misjudged this book and I'm making room on my kitchen shelf for it as we speak. This would be a perfect cookbook for someone just starting out or looking to make more recipes from scratch. Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect from this book, but now that I’ve read it, I can see why Gordon Ramsay was willing to put his name on it and supply a foreword.Since becoming the youngest finalist in MasterChef history, Nick DiGiovanni has become a star in his own right. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.

Knife Drop also includes Nick's expert advice on equipment, ingredients, and techniques, so home cooks of any ability level can pick up some new skills. During his final year at Harvard in 2018 he auditioned for Gordon Ramsay's MasterChef, becoming the youngest finalist in the competition. Obviously everyone’s tastes are different so no cookbook ever manages to be 100% for anyone (except perhaps its own author), but this one is closer aligned to my tastes than most.

And I have to admit, what really caught my eye is that this book even includes a recipe to make your own home-made dino nuggies. I'm trying to do one recipe a week, and then I'll probably just start over from the beginning and repeat forever. Also the QR codes in the beginning with the videos, I feel like I'm watching the most informational tik toks I've ever seen.

This book will help you master the best practices, and then hopefully give you enough confidence to break them yourself,” promises MasterChef finalist DiGiovanni in his accessible debut. On that note of speaking to his audience, this might also be the perfect cookbook for the social media age because not only is the author apparently a social media cooking star of some sort, but he’s also included QR codes throughout the book leading the reader to videos demonstrating how to prepare some (not all) of the recipes.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). and gingerbread dog treats (a welcome addition to the peanut butter classic dog treats firmly ensconced in my doggo gift-giving arsenal). Home-cooked food doesn’t have to be over-the-top, fussy, or time-intensive to be absolutely amazing. Nick DiGiovanni makes me believe that I could actually make a lot of these delicious looking recipes.

I'm gob smacked that a 2023 cookbook uses a 1950's ingredient, mayonnaise, so liberally when there are healthy oils available. I have a love/hate relationship with Gordon Ramsay and everything about this cover had me thinking it was going to be full of pretentious, stupid recipes created by a stupid, pretentious kid (I judge books by their cover, that's what they are there for.

Carbona(ra)men- Dude asks you to cook 8 pieces of bacon, remove the bacon and leave ALL the hot fat, and dump 2 cups of water into it. Steak glistens, honey drips off the buttermilk fried chicken and a ranch wedge salad is photographed on a broken plate (explained in the photo’s caption). DiGiovanni’s clear passion for food will inspire home cooks of all levels to embark on their own culinary adventures. And of course, Nick had to include some "collab" recipes from his famous friends like Andrew Zimmern, Robert Irvine, Joanne Chang, Lynja, and more.