My guest this week is Gabrielle Langholtz with her latest book “A Place at the Table.”
Get to know the foreign-born chefs who are transforming America’s culinary landscape and learn how to make their signature dishes in your own kitchen.
Today, some of the country’s most exciting chefs hail from distant shores and they’re infusing their restaurants’ menus with the flavors of their heritage. Featuring the recipes of forty top foreign-born chefs, this book presents dishes from luminaries including Dominique Crenn (France), Michael Solomonov (Israel), Marcus Samuelsson (Ethiopia/Sweden), Corey Lee (Korea), and Daniela Soto-Innes (Mexico). Learn how to make Thai Dang’s shrimp with sweet onions and Vietnamese coriander; Emma Bengtsson’s salmon gravlax and lovage; and Miro Uskokovic’s Hungarian pancake torte. These chefs are running the kitchens of the country’s most exciting restaurants and each of them has a compelling story to tell, from tackling economic injustice to redefining restaurant culture. With mouthwatering photography and short contributions from America’s leading food writers, this sumptuous, global, and inspiring cookbook brings a world of flavor into home kitchens.
GABRIELLE LANGHOLTZ is the Director of Culinary Projects at the Vilcek Foundation and for ten years was the editor of Edible Brooklyn and Edible Manhattan magazines. Gabrielle Langholtz has travelled extensively throughout America and for a decade was the award-winning editor of Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn. Previously, she was the head of special projects and publicity at the New York City Greenmarket and authored The New Greenmarket Cookbook and America: The Cookbook.
Then Cindy Saadeh, co-founder with Michael Ripper of “Wine Nook” joins us to talk about a really fun product for holiday entertaining. If you thought it’s just not cool to serve box wine, think again. Not only is there some great value, quaff-able wines in bag-in-the-box, but now you can serve it up with some style.
The Wine Nook is a fancy wooden display box with built-in stand that you slip you wine bag in and close it up. Hey, you don’t like wine that comes in a box…no worries, you can use the refillable bag and put Chateau Lafite in your Wine Nook. OK, maybe some Kendall Jackson Cabernet. Wine on tap is always a fun way to start a party. Red or White, cool or room temp this is a great gift idea for the party season or anytime of year. Learn more at www.winenook.com and order up. Join the email list and get 15% off and free shipping!
Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2014 Campo Viejo from Rioja Spain
An elegant expression of premium Rioja vines made from Tempranillo, Graciano and Mazuelo. Aged for four years, Reserva perfectly balances a fruity palate with hints of clove, pepper, vanilla and coconut. Fruit (cherries, black plums, ripe blackberries) and oak (clove, pepper, vanilla and coconut), enriched by the complex aromas developed during bottle ageing. Very attractive on the palate, with ripe fruit and spices, tabacco and toasted oak. Elegant and soft tannins, middle weight, long and complex finish. Delicious with red meat, grills and roasts, game, mature and blue cheeses.