Inspired by Ingredients: Market Menus and Family Favorites from a Three-Star Chef

by Bill Telepan

A collection of recipes from the executive chef's New York restaurant, Judson Grill, provides three theme menus, a special-occasion menu, and additional suggestions for each season of the year, in a volume that includes such options as Potato-Crusted Crab Cakes and a restaurant classic known as "The Chicken." 25,000 first printing.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

368 pages, Hardcover

First published October 26, 2004

Reviews

[Bruce · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everything about this book more than satisfies: Pictures are as luscious as all the recipes I have tried; wine pairings are informative; anecdotes and market tips make it real, too. The result I had from "Roger's Coconut Cake," the first cake I ever made, was amazing, and everyone who tried a piece was also rendered in a splendid mood.

I do find inspiration in the ingredients I have on hand, or what I find at the market or food store, then I get home and see if he has cooked something with them so I can get ideas. Dunno how one cooks without inspiration; when it's lacking I'll just nuke a frozen won-ton soup.