The Scarpetta Cookbook Scott Conant Photographs by Brent Herrig 2013 Purchased from the LA Times Festival of Books and signed to me personally by Chef Conant Recipes cooked: Focaccia, carne crudo albese, Scarpetta tomato sauce, fresh spaghetti, black farfalle, black truffle risotto, rabbit ragù, celery root purée, sunchoke purée, Scarpetta’s roasted porchetta (seasoning only) Recipes I want to cook: Stromboli, mascarpone butter, yellowtail crudo with chile and ginger oils, short ribs with farro and vegetable risotto, sweetbreads with pan-roasted fall vegetables and…
My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur Romney Steele Photographs by Sara Remington 2015 Purchased from the UCLA bookstore on a rough day at work Recipes cooked: Nepenthe cheese pie, chopped salad with Roquefort dressing Recipes I want to cook: Ambrosiaburger, butter and radish sandwiches, Day at the Beach minestrone soup, Lolly’s lamb curry, marinated fresh Monterey sardines, sangria a la Nepenthe Difficulty to make: Easy to medium Difficulty to source: Easy to medium At Nepenthe and…
The Roberta’s Cookbook Carlo Mirarchi, Brandon Hoy, Chris Parachini, and Katherine Wheelock Art direction by Ryan Rice 2013 Received as a prize for winning the “most creative” award at the UCLA Edible Book Contest for a focaccia, cheese, and assorted jelly depiction of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden Recipes cooked: Pizza dough; Cheesus Christ; roasted garlic dressing; asparagus with egg yolk, trout roe, and lemon; togarashi dressing; bonito butter; salsa verde Recipes I want to cook: Linguine with sea urchin and chili; pappardelle…
Root to Leaf: A Southern Chef Cooks Through the Seasons Steven Satterfield Photographs by John Kernick 2015 Purchased from the restaurant Miller Union and signed to me personally by Chef Satterfield Recipes I’ve cooked: Mostly, I’ve used this as a reference book for buying, storing, and preparing vegetables and fruits, not a cookbook—though there are many enticing recipes Recipes I want to cook: All of them, really Difficulty to source: Easy Difficulty to cook: Easy I love Root to Leaf…
Mozza at Home Nancy Silverton with Carolynn Carreño Photographs by Christopher Hirsheimer 2016 Purchased from Artbook at Hauser and Wirth, Arts District, Los Angeles Dishes cooked: Tomatillo salsa, roasted spring onions, perfect hard-cooked eggs, marinated summer squash salad, salsa rustica Dishes I want to cook: Endive salad with date anchovy dressing; carrot and rice salad with ginger sumac dressing; Sal’s roasted pork shoulder; braised oxtails; green potato leek salad with scallion vinaigrette; pasta salad with bitter greens, Parmigiano cream, and guanciale Difficulty…
Smoke and Pickles: Recipes and Stories from a New Southern Kitchen Edward Lee Food styling by Dimitry Jones, handlettering by Jacob Covey 2013 Christmas gift in 2013 Recipes cooked: Darkly braised lamb shoulder; grilled kalbi; rice bowl with chicken, orange, peanuts, and miso remoulade; rice bowl with spicy pork, jicama, cilantro, and kimchi remoulade (except with salmon and no jicama) Recipes I want to cook: Grilled lamb heart galbi, Kentucky fried quail, bacon pâté BLT (with Schramsberg blanc de blanc per…
Bäco: Vivid recipes from the heart of Los Angeles Josef Centeno and Betty Hallock Photographs by Dylan James Ho and Jeni Afuso 2017 Purchased from Skylight Books in Los Feliz, Los Angeles Recipes cooked: Mint and rose pickled red onions; poblano-feta dip; caramelized cauliflower with mint, pine nuts, lime, and yogurt; slow-roasted berbere-cured ocean trout; fuyu persimmon salad with grapes, red walnuts, and sherry vinegar; roasted golden beets with radishes, cucumbers, hazelnuts, and creamy poblano-feta dressing; Sichuan pepper lamb top…