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Baco

Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles

by Josef Centeno
Betty Hallock
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“Inspired by Centeno’s five restaurants . . . Asian, Middle-Eastern, and Latin American influences meld harmoniously in this polished chef cookbook.” —Library Journal
 
Visually stunning and conceptually fresh, this is the cookbook of the season from Josef Centeno, the chef credited with capturing the myriad tastes of Los Angeles on the plate. Recipes span from simple to show stopping, exploring sauces, soups, mains, salads, and desserts, too. More than 130 vivid photographs convey the beauty and excitement of Chef Centeno’s extraordinary cooking.
 
Josef Centeno is the chef and owner of Bäco Mercat, Bar Amá, Orsa & Winston, Ledlow, and P.Y.T. In Bäco, he draws on his multicultural heritage, formal training in top-notch restaurants such as Manresa and Daniel, a lifelong obsession with cookbooks, and his insatiable curiosity. Centeno’s cooking layers textures and explores how spices and sauces can be used to transform the most basic vegetables!
 
“Josef’s ability to weave a swath of traditions into forceful and deeply satisfying dishes has made him a pioneer in the resurgence of L.A. dining. Detailed and lyrical—a little Turkish and a tad Tejano—Bäco is the perfect manual for just how he does it.” —Patric Kuh, food critic, Los Angeles Magazine
 
“The 130 bold, nontraditional recipes here, based on Centeno’s Texas upbringing, are organized by flavors and textures . . . Centeno’s exciting debut cookbook offers an impressive portrait of a chef who believes ‘taste is tantamount’ and that options are unlimited.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“[A] collection of recipes that demonstrates exactly why he is one of the most influential chefs of the New Los Angeles Cuisine.” —Jeremy Fox, Rustic Canyon

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    September 5, 2017

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      • ISBN: 9781452155784
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      • ISBN: 9781452155784
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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from August 21, 2017
      Downtown Los Angeles restaurateur and chef Centeno shares dishes inspired by his five Historic Core neighborhood restaurants: Bäco Mercat, Bar Amá, Orsa & Winston, Ledlow, and P.Y.T. The 130 bold, nontraditional recipes here, based on Centeno’s Texas upbringing, are organized by flavors and textures. One chapter on flavors (“Spicy/Salty/Pickled/Preserved”) features 45 condiments (“windows into cooks’ souls”), such as minty pickled red onions with dried rosebuds, dressings of sunflower-miso tahini or limey-fish-sauce vinaigrette, and fresh cheese and yogurt. In another chapter (“Earthy/Sharp/Velvety/Savory”), sweet potatoes are mixed with aonori mascarpone butter, feta, and honey; another recipe is for an Italian-Armenian hybrid of pork belly with sujuk spices over hand-torn pasta. “Flaky/Fruity/Caramely/Tart” showcases desserts such as Middle Eastern–inspired pistachio cheesecake topped with matcha sugar and flakey threads of kataifi pastry. The recipe for Centeno’s signature bäco (a taco flatbread) is included, and vegetables take center stage in many recipes. Essays reflect Centeno’s personal philosophy, from which this vibrant cuisine emerged, and jumbo-size photos show Centeno’s kaleidoscopic culinary techniques. Centeno’s exciting debut cookbook offers an impressive portrait of a chef who believes “taste is tantamount” and that options are unlimited.

    • Library Journal

      October 15, 2017

      Chef Centeno and food writer Hallock present 130 recipes inspired by Centeno's five restaurants in downtown Los Angeles. The book begins with homemade pickles, sauces, cheeses, and other staples, followed by larger dishes, beverages, and desserts. Richly spiced recipes include such choices as crudites with walnut-miso bagna cauda, chicken escabeche with mint, eggplant puree with sumac and garlic, and strawberry-elderflower fool. They're grouped by flavor and texture (e.g., creamy, nutty, crunchy, floral; tender, juicy, peppery, rich), but it's not difficult to locate specific courses or categories. VERDICT Asian, Middle-Eastern, and Latin American influences meld harmoniously in this polished chef cookbook, which invites home cooks to dig deep into the global pantry.

      Copyright 2017 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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