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130 recipes that redefine the way we think about flavor.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 Bco Mercat, Bar Am, Orsa & Winston, Ledlow, and P.Y.T. In Bco, 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.
About the Author
Josef Centeno is chef-owner of four Los Angeles restaurants: Bäco Mercat, Bar Amá, amá*cita and Michelin-starred Orsa & Winston. He has been called "a prime mover behind what we've come to think of as Los Angeles cuisine" and "the culinary mayor" of downtown L.A. His first cookbook was Bäco, named after his restaurant, Mediterranean-influenced Bäco Mercat, which was named one of the 10 best restaurants in the country by Bon Appétit magazine. His latest cookbook, Amá, is an homage to the Tejano cooking he grew up with.
