StarChefs Professional Book List 1.  Becoming a Chef by Andrew Dornenburg, Karen Page --Buy This Book Equal parts instruction and inspiration, this book chronicles culinary career options and opportunities and includes fascinating anecdotes from leading American chefs. 2.  Culinary Artistry by Andrew Dornenburg, Karen Page --Buy This Book Dornenburg and Page have interviewed more than 60 of America's leading chefs to create this landmark book which explores the roots of creativity and the creative process. 3.  Dining Out: Secrets from America's Leading Critics, Chefs and Restaurateurs by Andrew Dornenburg, Karen Page --Buy This Book Dornenburg and Page interview 61 members of this "food intelligentsia" and offer the reader a snapshot of the process on either side of the kitchen door. 4.  How to Open Your Own Restaurant by Richard Ware, James Rudnick --Buy This Book This authoritative book covers all the planning, organizing, and operating procedures which are necessary and crucial to a successful restaurant venture. 5.  Advanced Professional Cooking by Wayne Gisslen --Buy This Book Takes students as well as lovers of food preparation beyond the basics to more complex recipes, subtler preparation and plating techniques.