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Matt Rodbard

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Website

http://koreatowncookbook.com

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Genre

Cookbooks

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Han Kang, Bill Buford, David Carr, Gary Shteyngart, Dana Goodyear, And ...more

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Author of Koreatown: A Cookbook, a New York Times Best Seller, and Food IQ. Editor in Chief of TASTE. In its first three years of publication, TASTE won 2 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards (nominated for 6) and 4 IACP Journalism and Digital Media Awards (nominated for 12). Published in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Travel & Leisure, Bon Appetit, Saveur, GQ, Fodor's. ...more

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Average rating: 4.0 · 901 ratings · 124 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Koreatown: A Cookbook by Deuki Hong, Matt Rodbard (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 504 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Food IQ: 100 Questions, Answers, and Recipes to Raise Your Cooking Smarts by Daniel Holzman, Matt Rodbard (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Koreaworld: A Cookbook by Deuki Hong, Matt Rodbard (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 74 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By Hong, Deuki Koreatown: A Cookbook Hardcover - February 2016 by Matt Rodbard (Goodreads Author), Deuki Hong, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Science Of Spice [Hardcover], Food IQ [Hardcover], The Healthy Medic Food for Life, No Alzheimer's Smarter Brain Keto Solution 4 Books Collection Set by Stuart Farrimond, Matt Rodbard (Goodreads Author), Daniel Holzman 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“SOY GARLIC GLAZE MAKES ENOUGH FOR 1 BATCH OF FRIED CHICKEN ¼ cup Korean rice or corn syrup ¼ cup soy sauce 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon mirin 1 tablespoon sesame oil Combine syrup, soy sauce, garlic and mirin in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil for 1 minute. Allow to cool to room temperature and stir in sesame oil. Hold until ready to use.”
― Matt Rodbard, Koreatown: A Cookbook

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