Baco : Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles.

ISBN:

9781452155784

Title:

Author:

Centeno, Josef.

Personal Author:

Centeno, Josef.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 pages)

Contents:

Cover -- Title -- Dedication -- Copyright -- AUTHORS' ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES -- THE RESTAURANTS -- ABOUT THE FLAVORS -- ABOUT THE RECIPES -- A FEW NOTES -- CHAPTER 1 spicy

Tuscan melon and Persian cucumber salad with cacik -- Salted cucumbers with avocado and ginger-soy dressing -- Fennel, kale, shaved cauliflower, and apple with creamy dill dressing and bacon bread crumb persillade -- Crudités with walnut-miso bagna cauda -- Blistered green beans with fenugreek-chipotle tomato sauce -- CHAPTER 3 bright

Sweet potatoes with aonori mascarpone butter, feta, and honey -- Rutabaga and pancetta with lemon, anchovy, and capers -- Bulgur pancakes with grape leaves, raisins, and goat cheese -- Eggplant with avocado, Persian cucumbers, herbs, and cipollini-buttermilk dressing -- Berberé chicken and creamy Pecorino rice -- Hand-torn pasta -- Hand-torn pasta with yuzu, dashi, and brown butter -- Pork belly with sujuk spices and hand-torn pasta -- CHAPTER 6 creamy

Coffee-rubbed prime rib with mint and rose pickled red onions -- CHAPTER 8 flaky

Local Note:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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Publication Date:

2017

Publication Information:

La Vergne :

Chronicle Books LLC,

2017.

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Summary

"Inspired by Centeno's five restaurants . . . Asian, Middle-Eastern, and Latin American influences meld harmoniously in this polished chef cookbook." -- Library Journal

Visually stunning and conceptually fresh, this is the cookbook of the season from Josef Centeno, the chef credited with capturing the myriad tastes of Los Angeles on the plate. Recipes span from simple to show stopping, exploring sauces, soups, mains, salads, and desserts, too. More than 130 vivid photographs convey the beauty and excitement of Chef Centeno's extraordinary cooking.

Josef Centeno is the chef and owner of Bäco Mercat, Bar Amá, Orsa & Winston, Ledlow, and P.Y.T. In Bäco , he draws on his multicultural heritage, formal training in top-notch restaurants such as Manresa and Daniel, a lifelong obsession with cookbooks, and his insatiable curiosity. Centeno's cooking layers textures and explores how spices and sauces can be used to transform the most basic vegetables!

"Josef's ability to weave a swath of traditions into forceful and deeply satisfying dishes has made him a pioneer in the resurgence of L.A. dining. Detailed and lyrical--a little Turkish and a tad Tejano-- Bäco is the perfect manual for just how he does it." --Patric Kuh, food critic, Los Angeles Magazine

"The 130 bold, nontraditional recipes here, based on Centeno's Texas upbringing, are organized by flavors and textures . . . Centeno's exciting debut cookbook offers an impressive portrait of a chef who believes 'taste is tantamount' and that options are unlimited." -- Publishers Weekly

"[A] collection of recipes that demonstrates exactly why he is one of the most influential chefs of the New Los Angeles Cuisine." --Jeremy Fox, Rustic Canyon

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

Chef Centeno and food writer Hallock present 130 recipes inspired by Centeno's five restaurants in downtown Los Angeles. The book begins with homemade pickles, sauces, cheeses, and other staples, followed by larger dishes, beverages, and desserts. Richly spiced recipes include such choices as crudites with walnut-miso bagna cauda, chicken escabeche with mint, eggplant puree with sumac and garlic, and strawberry-elderflower fool. They're grouped by flavor and texture (e.g., creamy, nutty, crunchy, floral; tender, juicy, peppery, rich), but it's not difficult to locate specific courses or categories. VERDICT Asian, -Middle-Eastern, and Latin American influences meld harmoniously in this polished chef cookbook, which invites home cooks to dig deep into the global pantry. © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.