I have been a fan of Todd Wilbur’s books for quite some time and own four of his past titles. I was excited to hear this fall that he was releasing his newest addition, Top Secret Recipes Step By Step. If you are not familiar with Todd Wilbur’s work, he takes restaurant creations and analyzes how to recreate them so you can enjoy your favorites from the comforts of home. His past titles featured hand drawn blueprint-like drawings. This title showcases step by step color photographs to help you create these delectable favorites.
Top Secret Recipes Step-By-Step was a labor of love with taking three years to complete. It takes readers behind the scenes to big-named chain restaurants like Applebees, IHOP, Starbucks, and even Olive Garden. This title features 125 recipes, including 75 new hacks and 50 classic recipes that Todd Wilbur worked to be even more like the restaurant’s original creation.
With over 1,100 photos, Top Secret REcipes contains homemade versions of popular menu items and brand-named foods including:
- The Cheesecake Factory© Fresh Strawberry Cheesecake
- Chick-Fil-A© Chicken Sandwich
- Chipotle Mexican Grill© Adobo-Marinated Grilled Chicken and Steak
- Cinnabon© Cinnamon Rolls
- Hostess© Twinkie
- IKEA® Swedish Meatballs
- KFC© Original Fried Chicken
- McDonald’s© Big Mac
- Mrs. Fields© Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Girl Scout© Samoas
- TGI Fridays© Jack Daniel’s Sauce
- Wendy’s® Chili
…and over 100 more delicious dishes, from snacks and appetizers to entrees and desserts! Todd actually studied photography in college. The images used are impressive.
To create the recipes in Top Secret Recipes Step By Step, Todd had unprecedented access to company headquarters, test kitchen, labs, corporate chefs — and even a food scientist — to craft the closest clones of these iconic brand-name products ever published. Todd Wilbur shows how pretty much anyone can recreate famous fast food favorites with everyday ingredients.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book to review. No other compensation was received for this post.
