Gentlemen Start Your Ovens

Description

There are recipes for every hour of the day (or night) - from full-blown meals such as a creamy veggie dip, perfectly cooked steak and a side of mashed potatoes to mouthwatering sandwiches or that leftover meatloaf from last night. Tasty snacks go from quickie chilli powder popcorn for when you have the guys over to a more elegant (and girl-enticing) baked brie. And yet, there's more ...Tons of sage advice to guide you through that mysterious thing they call a kitchen and hone your expertise. Like how to get the best cut of meat and which tools you really need (and which you don't). Gentlemen, start your ovens!

Tucker Shaw has held many writing gigs, most recently as dining critic for the Denver Post. He is the author of Everything I Ate. He lives in Denver. Leigh Beisch is a San Francisco-based photographer whose work includes The Irish Pub Cookbook and Viva Vodka.