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''The New Food Lover’s Companion''—currently in its Fifth Edition—is a seminal work in the culinary field. The book defines over 7,000 culinary terms in its 800+ pages, along with numerous conversion tables. Each edition is a significant expansion on the previous edition in number of entries and the coverage of the various appendices. The main section of the work is an A-to-Z list of defined culinary terminology, followed by a series of appendices. The Second Edition is a searchable source text at Epicurious, and the Third Edition is a searchable source text at Answers.com. Sharon Tyler Herbst—the primary author—wrote 16 food and beverage related books before her death on January 26, 2007. Her husband Ron—who writes about wine and cheese—finished editing the Fourth Edition after her death and is credited as the coauthor. ==Reception== ''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,〔 〕 and it is required reading at the New England Culinary Institute. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Food Lover's Companion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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