Garde Manger
Garde manger is a French term meaning "guardian of cold meats," and originally meant the official in charge of a royal household kitchen. Later it evolved to mean any cook who specializes in preparing cold meat dishes and decorates food for buffets, smorgasbords, and a la carte presentations. Garde manger also means a cool, airy place next to a kitchen for storing, chilling and preparing basic ingrediaents: meat, poultry, fish, seafood, fruits and vegetables, and decorating cold food specialties. This modern equivilent is the pantry.
Subject Headings
Books on Garde Manger
Books on Garnishes
Videos
Websites
Subject Headings
When searching by subject in the Library online calalog, use the following terminology:
- Garnishes
- Cookery (cold dishes)
- Food Presentation
Related terms include:
- Appetizers
- Buffets (cookery)
- Marinades
- Moussses
- Salads
Garde Manger
| The Art of Presenting Food | TX 652 .W53 1982 |
| Escoffier: The Complete Guide to the Art of Modern Cookery (see pgs. 42-64) | Ref TX 719 .E83213 1979b |
| Foodstyle: The Art of Presenting Food Beautifully | TX 652 .S544 1982 |
| Garde Manger: The Art and Craft of the Cold Kitchen | Ref. TX 830 G37 2000 |
| Gourmet's Basic French Cookbook (see pgs. 465-76) | Ref. TX 719 |
| Kochkunst in Bildern | TX 652.K62 1981x |
| Modern French Culinary Art( see pgs. 131-) | Ref. TX 719 .P3813 1972 |
| The Professional Chef's Art of Garde Manger | TX 820 .S64 1992 |
| The Professional Garde Manger: A Guide to the Art of the Buffet | Ref. TX 820 .L37 1996 |
Garnishes
| Adding Eye Appeal to Food | TX 820 .A93 |
| Art of Garnishing | Ref TX 740.5 .N35 1993 |
| The Book Of Garnishes | TX 652 .B78 1986 |
| Chinese Appetizers and Garnishes | TX 724.5 .C5 H93x |
| Cooks Ingredients | TX 652 .B35x c.2 |
| The Creative Art of Garnishing | TX 652 .S7234 1990 |
| Creative Garnishing | TX 740.5 .R64 1994 |
| Culinary Crafting: The Art of Garnishing and Decorating Food | TX 652 .T68 1976 |
| Decoracion en la mesa: trabajos de hielo carmelo, mantequilla, chocolate | TX 740.5 A925 1998 |
| Decoracion con frutas: tallado y corte | TX 740.5 A922 1998 |
| Decoracion con verduras: tallado y corte | TX 740.5 A924 1998 |
| Culinary Design and Decoration | TX 652 .E547 |
| Edible Art: Forty-Eight Garnishes for the Professional | TX 652 .L337 1987 |
| Elegant and Easy: Decorative Ideas for Food Presentation | TX 652 .N47 1983 |
| The Final Touch: Decorative Garnishes | TX 652 .K53 1982 |
| Fun Foods: Clever ideas for Garnishing & Decorating | TX 740.5 .K7613 1990 |
Videos
Videos are housed in a locked case neat the Circulation Desk. Students may check them out and view them in the Computer Lab.
| Garnishes (Cook's Magazine) | 56 minutes | VH 49591 |
| Chinese Garnishes I | 30 minutes | VH 18631 |
| Chinese Garnishes II | 30 minutes | VH 18632 |
Web Sites
Alice Statler Library, City College of San Francisco
Updated September 24, 2001
