My Family Table: A Passionate Plea for Home Cooking (John Besh)

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Account Options Sign in. John Besh November 1, My Family Table is rooted in the American kitchen, reconnecting folks with recipes for roasting, braising, frying, baking and all the other easy skills take-out readers have forgotten or never learned. John Besh is a chef and a native son dedicated to the culinary riches of southern Louisiana. In his restaurants, entrepreneurial pursuits, and public activities, he preserves and promotes ingredients, techniques, and heritage one mouthwatering dish at a time.

Besh grew up in southern Louisiana and has set the benchmark for fine dining in New Orleans.

From the outset of his career, Besh's talent and drive have earned kudos: Besh's devotion to local ingredients and cuisine also extends to his entrepreneurial projects, including the creation of Besh Restaurant Group Catering; a line of gourmet products; the publication of his first cookbook, My New Orleans Andrews McMeel Publishing, October ; and a follow-up cookbook, My Family Table Andrews McMeel Publishing, November It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.

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It's 16 chapters of culture, history, essay and insight, and pure goodness. Besh tells us the story of his New Orleans by the season and by the dish. Archival, four-color, location photography along with ingredient information make the Big Easy easy to tackle in home kitchens. Cooks will salivate over the recipes that honor and celebrate everything New Orleans.

In this, his fourth big cookbook, the award-winning chef John Besh takes another deep dive into the charm and authenticity of creole cooking inspired by his hometown, New Orleans.

John Besh focuses on fellowship meals in ‘My Family Table’

Besh Big Easy will feature all new recipes and easy dishes, published in a refreshing new flexibound format and accessible to cooks everywhere. Much has changed since Besh wrote his bestselling My New Orleans in His restaurant empire has grown from two to twelve acclaimed eateries, from the highly praised Restaurant August to the just opened farm-to-table taqueria, Johnny Sanchez. Mar 15, Heather rated it really liked it Shelves: Apr 03, eric rated it it was amazing. Kindle version well formatted for kitchen use.

Nov 25, Beret Brenckman rated it liked it. But there was just too much, too many recipes filled with things my family wouldn't eat, and ingredients that I can't afford to get. Sep 28, Nicole rated it really liked it. Love this cookbook - it's a great resource for what to do with leftovers and how to stock a kitchen so that you can almost always throw together a delicious meal.

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Dec 18, Ronald Rich rated it really liked it. Beautiful book - great recipes. Dec 05, Kimberly marked it as to-read. May 06, Jess rated it really liked it Shelves: Well-written, nice Southern recipes, but unlikely to use many of them. Jul 02, Susan rated it it was amazing Shelves: Really enjoyed reading this cookbook Dec 25, Ldrhc rated it really liked it. Can't wait to implement some of these recipes. My family really needs more time at the table with our busy lives.

It is a wonderful approach to the act of cooking and sharing in a family. Krista rated it liked it Jun 06, Amanda Mitkov rated it it was amazing Mar 24, Jennifer Quinn rated it it was amazing Sep 05, Linda rated it really liked it Jan 14, Nan M rated it it was amazing Jan 31, Angela Donaldson rated it it was amazing May 13, Brennan Breeland rated it it was amazing Aug 15, Heather rated it liked it Apr 24, Noreen O'Connor rated it liked it Jan 11, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.

His passion for food and New Orleans is always simmering.

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Besh owns and operates New Orleans restaurants: August, his downtown flagship John Besh is the acclaimed chef committed to "bringing back" New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. August, his downtown flagship. Luke is his newest adventure, a downtown brasserie.

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La Provence, a rustic French restaurant and mini-farm just north of New Orleans. And, not to be overlooked, the award-winning, Besh Steak. Books by John Besh. Trivia About My Family Table: No trivia or quizzes yet. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.

Instead I created My Family Table as a go-to guide for the home cook, removing all the mystique from cooking, in a way that will help, I do hope, to bring folks back into their kitchen -- not as a sport but as an act of love. By a renewed focus on the Family Table we can make the world a better and tastier place, one dish at a time! We are at a very important time in our societies' history and much of what and how we as a people source, cook and eat will decide how we continue to evolve.

Will food only be relegated to super fast takeout chains to be eaten out of a bag, by hand, by ourselves, on the run while sitting in a vehicle? Or will we begin to cook again?

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Will we stop viewing food as merely a competitive sport for TV or will we protect, preserve and defend our culture by cooking again? My Family Table is more than a fancy chef food book saying, "Hey look at me cooking at home"-- it is however a passionate plea for home cooking!

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