Christian F. Puglisi

Rela: A Book of Ideas

Издательство: Ten Speed Press, 2014 г.
978-1-60774-649-2
Книгопечатная продукция
Объем: 448 стр.

Chef Christian F. Puglisi opened restaurant RelAE in 2010 on a rough, run-down stretch of one of Copenhagen`s most crime-ridden streets. His goal was simple: to serve impeccable, intelligent, sustainable, and plant-centric food of the highest quality - in a setting that was devoid of the pretention and frills of conventional high-end restaurant dining. RelAE was an immediate hit, and Puglisi`s "to the bone" ethos - which emphasized innovative, substantive cooking over crisp white tablecloths or legions of water-pouring, napkin-folding waiters-became a rallying cry for chefs around the world. Today the JAEgersborggade - where RelAE and its more casual sister restaurant, Manfreds, are located - is one of Copenhagen`s most vibrant and exciting streets. And Puglisi continues to excite and surprise diners with his genre-defying, wildly inventive cooking. RelAE is Puglisi`s much-anticipated debut: like his restaurants, the book is honest, unconventional, and challenges our expectations of what a cookbook should be. Rather than focusing on recipes, the core of the book is a series of interconnected "idea essays," which reveal the ingredients, practical techniques, and philosophies that inform Puglisi`s cooking. Each essay is connected to one (or many) of the dishes he serves, and readers are invited to flip through the book in whatever sequence inspires them-from idea to dish and back to idea again. The result is a deeply personal, utterly unique reading experience: a rare glimpse into the mind of a top chef, and the opportunity to learn the language of one of the world`s most pioneering and acclaimed restaurants.