Chefs & Company: 75 Top Chefs Share More Than 180 Recipes to Wow Last-Minute Guests

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What would an award-winning chef cook if they were entertaining at their own home Seventy- five award-winning chefs share their favourite go-tos for at home entertaining. This book will include recipes from celebrity chefs such as Hugh Acheson, Ming Tsai, Lidia Bastianich and Rick Bayless. It will also include a foreword by Ted Allen, Emmy Award winner and host of Chopped. Throw an unforgettable dinner party with dishes like Seared Loin Lamb Chops with Aleppo, Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Tomatillos, Peppercorn Duck with Cranberry Chutney and EightTreasure Rice, Goat Cheese Fritters with Green Apples and Pomegranate and Cast Iron Seared Sea Scallops with Pea Shoots and Kale Salad. With Chefs & Company, you can create meals for every occasion and taste. Whether you're in the mood for French, Italian, Mediterranean, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Cajun, Chinese or Southern, you'll never be without a recipe to inspire you.

Reviews

"Chefs & Company is as much a cookbook as it is a celebration of home cooking at its absolute best!"

- Gail Simmons, chef, judge on Top Chef, author

"I love getting ideas for last-minute entertaining from the chefs in this beautifully-photographed book. If anyone knows how to throw a party, it's this fabulous group of culinary rock stars!"

- Dana Cowin, former editor-in-chief of Food & Wine magazine, author

"Maria Isabella has captured the essential question that all home cooks lean on professionals for: What can I make for dinner in less than an hour The answers are insightful while the recipes are fun and approachable. What makes this book come alive are Ken Goodman's brilliant photos."

- Andrew Zimmern, three-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, writer

"In Chefs & Company, Maria and Ken get you a table that nobody can get--inside the home kitchens of chefs from every corner of our food-obsessed country."

--Ted Allen, host of Chopped, bestselling author

"It's exciting to see books like Chefs & Company make restaurant culture accessible to cooks of all skill levels. Maria's book has already found a spot on my kitchen bookshelf as a go-to!"

- Geoff Bartakovics, founder of TastingTable.com

"When you need inspiration to get a meal on the table, reach for this cornucopia of recipes by some of the coolest chefs in the nation."

- Tom Douglas, James Beard Award-winning chef, restaurateur, author, radio talk show host

"Chefs & Company makes me want to stop what I'm doing and throw a dinner party! This book is a delight to the senses that gives us a rare and intimate view of how America's gastronomic heavyweights cook at home."

- Anna Watson Carl, author of The Yellow Table

"Chefs & Company is the kind of cookbook that inspires creativity in the kitchen and rewards one's passion for beautiful food. The bonus is how quickly and easily it all comes together!"

- Pascale Naessens, bestselling author, ceramic artist, lecturer

"The best cookbooks not only help you to make a delicious dinner, but they also teach you how to be a better cook. Chefs & Company is that kind of book."

- Carla Snyder, James Beard Award-nominated author, recipe developer, blogger

"Maria Isabella has crafted a cookbook both useful and enchanting. Above all, her ability to tease out each chef's unique personality lifts this book beyond mere recipes and into the realm of good reads."

- Elaine T. Cicora, James Beard Award-winning food writer, editor, restaurant critic

"Want to WOW your friends, your family, and yourself Feast on this must-have collection of show-stopping meals from gifted chefs who have sculpted America's palate!"

- Bev Shaffer, award-winning food/travel writer, author

Author Bio

Maria Isabella is a recipe tester for America's Test Kitchen, an award-winning author and a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. She runs her own marketing, public relations and advertising firm. She has been published in Woman's World, David Kay catalog, Cleveland Magazine and The Universe Bulletin. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio.