Culinary Taste or Low Carb Diet Book

Culinary Taste: Consumer Behaviour in the International Restaurant Sector

Author: Donald Sloan

Culinary Taste: Consumer Behaviour in the International Restaurant Sector looks at the factors that influence our culinary tastes and dining behaviour, illustrating how they can translate into successful business in industry.

With a foreword from Prue Leith, restaurateur, author, teacher, and prolific cookery writer and novelist, and a list of well-known and respected international contributors from the UK, France, Australia and Hong Kong, this text discusses the issues involved from a multitude of angles.

• Provides wide-ranging insight into the nature of culinary taste as expressed in commercial restaurant settings
• Evaluates the influence on culinary taste of a variety of factors such as: social class, gender, health awareness, marketing and geography
• Considers the importance of understanding these issues for business management and for success in the hospitality industry today

Go to: Direction de Personnel Publique :Contextes et Stratégies

Low-Carb Diet Book

Author: Elaine Gardner

Explains what the low-carbohydrate diet is, why it works, the benefits and the things to look out for.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	6
	The low-carb approach	8
	Different types of carbohydrate	10
	Good fats and bad fats	12
	Sources of protein	14
	Vitamins, minerals and fluids	16
	Assessing your weight	18
	Problems associated with excess weight	20
	How to start a diet	22
	Shopping	24
	The importance of exercise	26
	Getting support while losing weight	28
	Maintaining a diet plan	30
	Keeping the weight off	32
	Meal planners	34
	The low-carb kitchen	38
	Kitchen basics	40
	Cooking methods	41
	The store cupboard	42
	Fruit	43
	Vegetables	45
	Meat, poultry and game	47
	Fish and shellfish	49
	Vegetable protein	50
	Grains and cereals	52
	Dairy foods and eggs	53
	Fats and oils	54
	Sauces and dressings	55
	Breakfasts	56
	Soups	68
	Appetizers	76
	Main course salads	86
	Meat, poultry and game	96
	Fish and shellfish	110
	Vegetarian dishes	122
	Salads and side dishes	136
	Desserts	148
	Checking carbohydrate content	156
	Index	158