Chronicle Books

Quick & Easy Vietnamese: 75 Everyday Recipes

From the author of the popular Quick & Easy Thai come these 75 oh-so-delicious recipes for every level of cook. Though it shares certain culinary traditions with its Asian neighbors, Vietnamese cuisine is entirely distinct, focusing on a bounty of fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs for signature clear, bright flavors with contrasting notes of salty, sweet, sour, and …

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Season: Big Flavors, Beautiful Food

There are few books that offer home cooks a new way to cook and to think about flavor—and fewer that do it with the clarity and warmth of Nik Sharma’s Season. Season features 100 of the most delicious and intriguing recipes you’ve ever tasted, plus 270 of the most beautiful photographs ever seen in a cookbook. Here Nik, …

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Martin Yan’s China

The world’s foremost expert on Chinese cooking is back with a brand-new cookbook to whet the appetite of anyone who’s ever picked up a pair of chopsticks. As the companion volume to the PBS series, Martin Yan’s China brings the ancient country’s beauty to the table with gorgeous dishes, breathtaking photographs, and fascinating information about the food, history, …

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Platters and Boards: Beautiful, Casual Spreads for Every Occasion

This visual cornucopia of a cookbook is the guide to entertaining with effortless style. Celebrated author and food blogger Shelly Westerhausen shares the secrets to creating casually chic spreads anyone can make and everyone will enjoy (and envy). Organized by time of day, 40 contemporary arrangements are presented with gorgeous photography, easy-to-prepare recipes, suggested meat and drink pairings, …

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Rich Table

From Sarah and Evan Rich, the proprietors of Michelin-starred Rich Table—one of San Francisco’s most coveted reservations—this debut cookbook brings recipes from the restaurant together with the food the Riches cook for friends and family at home. With humor and inventiveness, these delicious recipes merge the duo’s sensibilities (hers Louisiana, his New Jersey) with a respect for the …

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Baco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles

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 …

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