Food Lover's Companion

Infobox Book
name = Food Lover’s Companion


image_caption = Third Edition Cover
author = Sharon Tyler Herbst
and Ron Herbst
country = USA
language = English
series = Barron's Cooking Guide
subject =
genre =
publisher = Barron's Educational Series
release_date = August 2007 (4th Ed.)
March 2001 (3rd Ed.)
Jan. 1995 (2nd Ed.)
Jan. 1990 (1st Ed.)
media_type = trade paperback
pages = 830 (4th), 792 (3rd)
isbn = ISBN 0-7641-3577-5 (4th)
ISBN 0-7641-1258-9 (3rd)"The New Food Lover’s Companion"—currently in its Fourth Edition—is a seminal work in the culinary field. The book defines over 6,700 culinary terms in its 830 pages, along with numerous conversion tables.

"Bon Appetit" hailed the book as “one of the best reference books we’ve seen, a must for every cook’s library”, and the "New York Times" described it “As thick and as satisfying as a well-stuffed sandwich”. [Back cover of the Third and Fourth Editions.]

Famous chef Emeril Lagasse called it his favorite book, [cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2007/01/29/state/n193855S63.DTL |title=Cookbook author and foodie favorite Sharon Tyler Herbst dies |accessdate=2007-02-17 |last=Konrad |first=Rachel |date=January 29, 2007 |publisher="Associated Press"] and it is required reading at the New England Culinary Institute.

The Third Edition is a searchable source text at Answers.com, and the Second Edition is a searchable source text at Epicurious.

Sharon Tyler Herbst—the primary author—wrote 16 food and beverage related books before her death on 26 January 2007. Her husband Ron—who writes about wine and cheese—finished editing the Fourth Edition after her death and is credited as the coauthor.

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External links

* [http://www.answers.com/library/Food%20Lover's%20Companion "Food Lover’s Companion", 3rd Ed.] at Answers.com.
* [http://www.epicurious.com/cooking/how_to/food_dictionary/ "Food Lover’s Companion", 2nd Ed.] at Epicurious.