Keto Like a Chef

by Jason Raffin

[annieb123]

Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.

Keto Like a Chef Chef Jason Raffin. Released 22nd Oct 2024 by Girl Friday on their Flashpoint imprint, it's 280 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats. 

This is an artistic, aesthetically pleasing collection from a professional chef who was underwhelmed with the selections available which were keto friendly and which could honestly pass muster in a fine restaurant. He developed the recipes and methods himself, apparently mostly for his own (and friends') consumption. 

The recipes are lush and very well written. This is not a cookbook for cooks looking for very easy, cost cutting, or time saving recipes. The first recipe in the book (and which sets the standard from the first page) is his Lobster Benedict with Fennel Béarnaise, which contains roughly 30 ingredients and numerous (very well written) steps. It also gives a really useful recipe for keto biscuits which are fluffy and satisfying, unlike most keto "biscuits" which shouldn't bear the name.

The recipes are arranged thematically: breakfast, lunch, small plates, charcuterie, dinner, and dessert. Recipe ingredients (and they are many and *exotic*) are arranged in a bullet list sidebar. Yields and servings, along with macro information are given in a header. He provides very specific, but not overly explanatory cooking directions. There is no hand holding; this is not a book for the easily intimidated. Ingredient measures are given in imperial (American) units with metric in parentheses. (Yay!). 

The photography and graphics are gorgeous and in color throughout. 

Five stars. This would be an excellent choice for public (or post-secondary school) library acquisition, for adventurous home cooks, and for gift giving.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.