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“Off the Menu: Staff Meals from America’s Top Restaurants” offers a behind-the-scenes look at the meals that fuel the staff of some of the nation’s most renowned eateries. From casual family-style dishes to elegant fine dining fare, this cookbook provides a peek into the unique culinary traditions and flavors that keep restaurant workers satisfied and inspired.
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Are you a foodie looking for a behind-the-scenes peek into the culinary world? Look no further than Off the Menu: Staff Meals from America’s Top Restaurants. This unique cookbook offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of some of the country’s most renowned eateries. With recipes straight from the kitchens of top chefs, you’ll be able to recreate the meals that fuel the staff behind the scenes.
Discover the secrets of your favorite restaurants
Ever wondered what top chefs eat when they’re not whipping up dishes for paying customers? Off the Menu reveals the delicious staff meals that keep culinary creatives fueled and inspired. From simple comfort food to gourmet delicacies, this cookbook has something for everyone. You’ll find recipes for everything from hearty pasta dishes to elegant seafood platters, all created by the talented chefs who know flavor best.
Immerse yourself in the world of top restaurants
With Off the Menu, you’ll get to experience the culinary world from a whole new perspective. You’ll learn about the daily rituals and traditions that keep restaurant staff motivated and connected. From family-style meals shared around a communal table to late-night snacks enjoyed after a long shift, this cookbook showcases the camaraderie and creativity that make working in a top restaurant so special.
Bring the flavors of top restaurants into your own kitchen
One of the best things about Off the Menu is that it allows you to bring the flavors of top restaurants into your own kitchen. With detailed step-by-step instructions and beautiful photography, you’ll be able to recreate the same dishes enjoyed by restaurant staff across the country. Whether you’re a seasoned home cook or a culinary novice, this cookbook has something to offer. Impress your friends and family with restaurant-quality meals that are sure to delight and satisfy.
The perfect gift for food lovers
Off the Menu isn’t just a cookbook – it’s a journey into the heart of the culinary world. That’s why it makes the perfect gift for food lovers of all ages. Whether you’re shopping for a passionate home cook or a die-hard foodie, this book is sure to delight. Give the gift of gourmet inspiration and let your loved ones explore the hidden delights of America’s top restaurants.
In conclusion, Off the Menu: Staff Meals from America’s Top Restaurants is a must-have for anyone who loves food and cooking. With its unique insights, delicious recipes, and beautiful presentation, this cookbook is sure to become a staple in your kitchen. So why wait? Order your copy today and start exploring the flavors of top restaurants from the comfort of your own home.
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Product Description
Marissa Guggiana spent months on the road, interviewing, travelling, photographing, and sharing staff (or family) meals at more than fifty of America’s top sustainable restaurants from coast to coast.
For every lunch or dinner service, there is a staff meal. The best chefs in the best restaurants take their limitations—affordability, ingredients, and time—and create meals worthy of their compatriots. Ranging from small plates to multi course extravaganzas, the concept is simple: A well-fed staff is a happy one.
Guggiana looked for chefs that sourced locally, thoughtfully, with a big eco-picture in mind and a well-fed staff at their heart. The result is simply unprecedented: a no-holds-barred trip behind the kitchen door, introducing you to every chef, sous-chef, line cook, server, bus boy, bartender, hostess, sommelier, dishwasher, and manager—all of whom you will come to adore. Off the Menu, an homage to cooking with love and leftovers, makes accessibility a delight. Lush, colorful, homegrown, and delicious, it is packed with lessons, tips, substitutes, anecdotes, and American wine and beer suggestions.
At Vetri in Philadelphia, we get a family recipe from Chef Marc Vetri’s father and at Anne Quatrano’s Bacchanalia, we are whisked into the adjoining Star Provisions, described as a “culinary dream shop,” for bahn mi sandwiches. We go from gumbo to hot dogs, chicken and biscuits to duck and lettuce wraps, Tuscan kale salad to Chile Verde. It’s all here.
The icing on the cake is the chef’s profile: Guggiana’s own Escoffier Questionnaire, is a playful epicurean take on the Proust questionnaire. Who better to recommend the best coffee shop or the perfect restaurant for a splurge, than the top chefs in the country? Find out where Paul Liebrandt of Corton goes for an after-work meal and the go-to-guilty-pleasure treat of Chef Michael White of Marea. The restaurants included vary from vegetarian to rustic, old-world Italian cuisine, from Asian-fusion to contemporary Mexican, from Scandinavian to Oyster bar. These are the meals that make a staff a family and family part of the staff.
Inside Off the Menu you will find 100 recipes from more than 50 of the nation’s top restaurants. Each entry includes profiles of the restaurants, Q&As with the chefs, behind-the-scenes trips to the kitchens, and dining out tips, restaurant tricks, and cooking techniques from the cream of the culinary crop. Pull back the curtain on the staff meal, and find new, exciting ways to feed your family from the best in the business.
• More than 50 Profiles of America’s Top Restaurants.
• “Escoffier Questionnaires”: Interviews with America’s Best Chefs.
• Behind-the-scenes at America’s best restaurants, featuring tips and tricks from the nation’s best chefs.
• More than 150 delicious, affordable, family-style recipes refined for the home cook.
• More than 150 photos.
A selection of the Good Cook Book Club.
Publisher : Welcome Books; Illustrated edition (October 11, 2011)
Language : English
Hardcover : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 1599621029
ISBN-13 : 978-1599621029
Item Weight : 2.95 pounds
Dimensions : 9.31 x 1.27 x 9.37 inches
Price: $40.00 - $29.46
(as of Nov 08, 2024 08:31:42 UTC – Details)
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