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A photographer who happens to be an ex-restaurant cook and an indie rock star who happens to be an avid home cook show you how to slow down your life by cooking beautiful, straightforward, but sophisticated, food for--and with--friends. When hes on tour with his band, Grizzly Bear, what Chris Taylor misses most about home is the kitchen and the company. With his friend Ithai Schori, he cooks dinner parties for four to forty, using skills Chris learned from his mom and Ithai picked up working at high-end restaurants. Their food is full of smart techniques that make everything taste just a little better than you thought possible--like toasting nuts in browned butter or charring apples for a complex applesauce--but their style is laid-back and unhurried.