THE CHEF NEXT DOOR teaches home cooks a wide range of confidence-instilling skills, tricks, and tips that Amanda has picked up working in professional kitchens and cooking competitively on television. In her bright, lively voice, she helps you master the basic techniques that are the foundation of good, flavorful cooking. She also teaches you how to think like a chef --- to consider seasonality, balancing flavors, understanding the steps, and learning how to improvise --- to create a menu and execute dishes with pro techniques, as if she were right there in the kitchen with you.