Deconstructing The Dish

Posted by Sonya Procenko

We have been regular viewers of Restaurant Makeover on the Food Network. Our favourite host has been chef David Adjey, who has been named The Best Chef in California by Frommer's travel guidebooks. Hollywood actor Dan Aykroyd calls Adjey a "genius culinary talent."

So I was delighted to discover that Adjey has a new cookbook out - Deconstructing The Dish: Inspirations for Modern Day Cuisine. The cookbook "reveals the building blocks of a gourmet dish, allowing the reader to approach cooking like a master chef. The simple instructions break a plate down into basic principles, sauces and garnishes, giving readers the skills and freedom to create their own culinary finale."

Adjey's dishes include Bacon Wrapped Black Cod with Sweet Potato, Collard Greens and Shrimp Gumbo and Wild Rice Dumplings and Cloudberry Jus.

Who knows, after Adjey's book, maybe I''ll come away cooking better? My guests might just describe dinner like Aykroyd did the first time he sampled Adjey's food:
"A night of gastronomic ecstasy which will be sumptuously rolled over in our salivary memories until the end of time."
Not bloody likely!

Image courtesy of Whitecap Books Online.

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