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Also by Jonathan Waxman:

Italian, My Way, April 2011
Hardcover
A Great American Cook, September 2007
Hardcover

A GREAT AMERICAN COOK
By: Jonathan Waxman

Recipes from the Home Kitchen of One of Our Most Influential Chefs

Houghton Mifflin
September 2007
On Sale: September 12, 2007
304 pages
ISBN: 0618658521
EAN: 9780618658527
Hardcover
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Cookbooks

To Alice Waters, Ruth Reichl, Thomas Keller, Bobby Flay, Deborah Madison, and other movers and shakers of the food world, Jonathan Waxman is a culinary giant who has helped invent contemporary American cooking. His exuberant style ushered in a new spirit of excitement in food. The forceful flavors of his dishes are unabashedly rustic and engagingly straightforward. In "A Great American Cook", Waxman presents his greatest recipes to the home cook for the first time. They include: Red Pepper Pancakes with Corn Sauce and Smoked Salmon, a classic appetizer he created when he ran the kitchen of Chez Panisse Crispy Chicken and Goat Cheese Burritos, one of his most-ordered items His signature Grilled Chicken with JW Fries, the dish that made him famous Pizza with Bacon, Scallions, Parmesan, and Tomatoes, his favorite family supper “Restaurant-Style” Vegetables, the colorful accompaniment to any main dish Waxman's motto: Let your ingredients do the talking. Lighten up! Enjoy yourself!

Media Buzz

Martha Stewart - January 28, 2008
Today - September 13, 2007