Americans have fallen in love with Spanish food in recent years, and no one has done more to play matchmaker than the award-winning chef José ...
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Jul 29, 2011
This says it is for American kitchens, but it is a part of America that has really varied fish markets, serrano ham for the asking, and some specialty food markets that are not found everywhere(like, I could go shopping at Cafe Iberica in Chicago, come home, and really put together some cool food. the appetizers and snacks are the things that look fabulous, are unusually put together, and seem quite managable. The white bean and scallion omelet (which is kind of more of a thin fritata) is very
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May 20, 2009
Ellen
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This is one of those cookbooks where they could offer me "Cat vomit wrapped in used tissues" and the presentation would make me want it. The photography in this book is amazing. The photographer captures a pepper at the exact moment when the cheese is gooing all over the place and still manages to get the most delicate drop of oil dangling from the base of the fork. And, I couldn't help but think of the poor cook who prepared the "The Stuffed Olives with Anchovies" as he o
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May 12, 2010
Sarah
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This wasn't quite what I expected, but I did find a few recipes that I will certainly try. He uses so many specialty ingredients-- they may be "specialty" only to me, but I have a fair handle on food and have never seen some of the cheeses, vinegars, cured meats and fish he calls for. That will make it tough to execute many of the recipes, though I might try some substituting. Overall, the pictures are beautiful and the recipes sound tasty!
Nov 25, 2008
Cory
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I'm not sure how many of these recipes I'll try, but the photography is gorgeous! Even things I don't like--squid, anchovies, hot peppers--are photographed so lusciously and lovingly that I wanted to eat them right off the page.
Nov 17, 2008
Stuart
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Promotes Spanish tourism as much as cooking... cross reference to Mario Batali/ Mark Bittman/ Gwneth Paltrow's show/ book. Cut from similar cloth. Part travelog, part excuse to hang in Spain, part food. Of course, every time Jose returns home to cook, he comes back to my neighborhood... which adds a certain local flavor.
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