William Pokhlebkin is a unique writer, encyclopedist, master of any business that he explored with love, throughout his life, with inspiration, leaving not a single unexplored corner. It turned out that it is difficult, but possible, to put together his important culinary works. You have the result in your hands. Everything from Entertaining Cooking to Culinary Dictionary is here. Cooking theory, practice, recipes, cuisines of all former Soviet republics, tea chapters and recipes for spiced dishes are a real encyclopedia of culinary formation, growth and even profession for anyone. For ease of use, a unique book search engine has been created. But the author is a real assistant-storyteller here, who, with his literary talent, carries along with him and inspires a completely different, non-hard labor life at the stove and at a wonderful table of his own.