Risotto and what to do with the leftovers -- Choosing the best method to cook vegetables -- An elegant corn soup with lobster -- Sautéed scallops with roasted cauliflower -- How to poach an octopus -- How to break down and roast a chicken -- Braising short ribs and making polenta -- Pork Milanese and the art of breading -- Grilled salmon : breaking down a round fish -- One-dish cookery : coq au vin -- Monkfish : from bycatch to haute cuisine -- How to make rack of lamb persillade -- Making your own pasta : potato gnocchi -- Making your own pasta : butternut agnolotti -- Cooking the perfect Thanksgiving turkey -- Seafood delight : how to make cioppino -- Finding your roots : maple-roasted celeriac -- How to make great paella -- Smoking pork with Mexican street corn -- Dover sole : breaking down a flat fish -- You too can make ratatouille -- Making roast beef and potato gratin -- Patience, pickles, and crispy fried chicken -- My big steak : executing a three-course meal.