Make it Fancy: Cooking at Home With Sad Papi (A Cookbook)
By (Author) Brandon Skier
Simon & Schuster
Simon Element
22nd April 2024
14th March 2024
United States
General
Non Fiction
641.5
Hardback
256
Width 203mm, Height 254mm, Spine 23mm
1095g
Take your home recipes and techniques to the next level with TikTok sensation and professional chef Sad Papi.
When Brandon Skier first created Sad Papi (@Sad_Papi) and started posting cooking videos to TikTok, hed just lost his job as a chef at the beginning of the pandemic. Hed spent ten years working in the kitchen of some of the top restaurants in Los Angeleslearning all the secrets of the business, understanding how chefs take cooking to the next level and, as Brandon says, how to make it fancy. By the time his videos started going viral, his black hoodie, backwards baseball cap, and tattoos had become his signature. Soon after, he was listed among the rising cooking social media stars in The New York Times.
Just like his addicting videos, Make it Fancy teaches you how you can cook like a professional chef and elevate meals in a doable wayall while having fun in the kitchen. Before long, youll be coming up with your own ways to enjoy staple and main dish recipes for unusual dishes like:
-Lime leaf peanuts
-Black garlic
-Potato crumbs
-Hot sauce powder
-Puffed beef tendon
-Brussel sprouts
-Chorizo breadcrumbs
-Roasted baby carrots
-And more!
For cooks who want to understand why restaurant food is so delicious, Make it Fancy will quickly earn a place on their kitchen bookshelf.
Brandon Skier was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and worked in restaurants for over ten years until the pandemic. He then created his Sad Papi brand and gathered millions of followers across platforms sharing restaurant-style recipes that can easily be made at home. He has since been featured in TheNew York Times,Los Angeles Times, BBC,Fast Company, andPapermagazine. Brandon has also worked closely with brands on partnerships such as Made In cookware, Hedley & Bennett, and Zwilling. He lives in Los Angeles, California.