Pollan, Michael, <br/><br/>
Cooked :  a natural history of transformation / 
 Natural history of transformation 
Michael Pollan. 
 - 468 pages ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Why cook? -- Part I: Fire : creatures of the flame -- Part II: Water : a recipe in seven steps -- Part III: Air : the education of an amateur baker -- Part IV: Earth : fermentation's cold fire -- Afterword: Hand taste -- Appendix I: Four recipes -- Appendix II: A short shelf of books on cooking. 
<br/><br/> "In Cooked, Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements--fire, water, air, and earth--to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. In the course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special place in the world, standing squarely between nature and culture. Both realms are transformed by cooking, and so, in the process, is the cook"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1594204217 9781594204210 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012039705 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cooking.<br/>Cooks.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Cookbooks
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TX652  / .P646 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>641.5