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Title

• A Great American Cook

Author

• Jonathan Waxman

Publisher

• Houghton Mifflin Company

A Great American Cook

Recipes from the Home Kitchen of One of Our Most Influential Chefs

Overview

From the publisher

To Alice Waters, Ruth Reichl, Thomas Keller, Bobby Flay, Deborah Madison, and other movers and shakers of the food world, Jonathan Waxman is a culinary giant who helped invent contemporary American cooking. His exuberant style ushered in a new spirit of excitement in food. The forceful flavors of his dishes are unabashedly rustic and engagingly straightforward.

In A Great American Cook, Waxman presents his greatest recipes to the home cook for the first time. They include Red Pepper Pancakes with Corn Sauce and Smoked Salmon, a classic appetizer he created when he ran the kitchen of Chez Panisse; Crispy Chicken and Goat Cheese Burritos, one of his most-ordered items; and his signature Grilled Chicken with JW Fries, the dish that made him famous.

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Glamour in the kitchen

Selected contents

• Braised Lamb Shoulder with Fried Shallots