The Modern Garde Manger is a meticulously organized textbook designed to meet the educational needs of novice culinary students. Its carefully researched information and fully-tested recipes span the broad international spectrum of the modern garde manger station. Five distinct sections covering seventeen chapters of text and recipes focus on the different aspects of the chef's required knowledge and responsibilities. These sections provide detailed information on the foundations in garde manger, the preparation and fabrications skills of the garde manger, preserved foods of the garde manger, and displayed arts of the garde manger. Special features of the text include Chapter Goals; Professional Profiles featuring leading culinary personalities; Review Questions to spark classroom discussion and pique student interest; Activities and Applications that stress the importance of critical thinking skills, relative to the material presented in the chapter; and Key Words in Review, which reinforce key concepts presented in the text .With over 500 color photographs, 250 recipes, and 75 beautifully illustrated graphs and charts, The Modern Garde Manger is the most educationally comprehensive text written for today's culinary classroom.