John Birdsall
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English
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"The definitive biography of America's best-known and least understood food personality, and the modern culinary landscape he shaped. After World War II, a newly affluent United States reached for its own gourmet culture, one at ease with the French international style of Escoffier, but also distinctly American. Enter James Beard, authority on cooking and eating, his larger-than-life presence and collection of whimsical bow ties synonymous with the...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
From chef James Syhabout of two-Michelin-star restaurant Commis, an Asian-American cookbook like no other-simple recipes for cooking home-style Thai and Lao dishes James Syhabout's hugely popular Hawker Fare restaurant in San Francisco is the product of his unique family history and diverse career experience. Born into two distinct but related Asian cultures-from his mother's ancestral village in Isan, Thailand's northeast region, and his father's...