Download or read book COOL TOOLS written by Kate Klippensteen and published by Planeta Publishing. This book was released on 2006-02-24 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting Japanese cooking utensils that are functional and artistic, this book treats them as both works of art and items of practical interest. The text, by a long-time columnist on Tokyo dining and entertaining, presents the history, the usage, and the people behind these tools, in brief entries. Japanese cuisine is flourishing among the food-conscious all over the world, as are the cookbooks featuring recipes from a wide variety of styles. Now, Cool Tools' goes deep inside the kitchen, into the cupboards and the drawers, to the stove tops and wall hangers where a variety of'