Nuevo Latino Cuisine Cookbook

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Description: Prepare to be seduced by this collection of dynamic recipes from the nationally acclaimed cuisine of award-winning chef Douglas Rodriguez. Dubbed "Nuevo Latino," at his fabulously popular Manhattan restaurant, Patria, Rodriguez's cuisine celebrates unexplored ingredients and weaves a tapestry of flavors from Latin America and the Caribbean. 

The food's "sensuous, almost buoyant freshness," as one critic called it, is immediately evident, no matter which dish you choose. With 150 straightforward and easy recipes for home cooks, Nuevo Latino introduces an incredible selection of sensational flavor combinations presented by Douglas Rodriguez in his unique and revolutionary fashion. Consider, for example, these tempting dishes: 

• Plantain Bread 
• Roasted Pear, Onion, and Walnut Salsa 
• Gloria's Black Bean Soup 
• Grilled Flank Steak Salad over Mushroom Ceviche 
• Sugarcane Tuna with Malanga Puree and Dried Shrimp Salsa 
• Guava-Glazed Roast Turkey with Chorizo Corn Bread Stuffing 
• Chocolate Tres Leches 

With the increasing popularity of Latin American cuisines, it's Douglas Rodriguez who is setting the pace, reinterpreting a broad range of old-style Latin American dishes with his dazzling contemporary touch. Once you explore the tastes of countries like Peru, Venezuela, Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico, and Ecuador, you'll discover why everyone's raving about the intoxicating flavors and maverick style of Nuevo Latino. 

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Condition: Good condition. Jacket has minor shelf wear.