{"product_id":"a-common-table-cynthia-chen-mcternan-9781635650020","title":"A Common Table: 80 Recipes and Stories from My Shared Cultures: A Cookbook","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES BEARD AWARD FINALIST - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e- NPR - \u003ci\u003eEpicurious \u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003e Eater\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Common Table, \u003c\/i\u003eTwo Red Bowls blogger Cynthia Chen McTernan shares more than 80 Asian-inspired, modern recipes that marry food from her Chinese roots, Southern upbringing, and Korean mother-in-law's table. The book chronicles Cynthia's story alongside the recipes she and her family eat every day--beginning when she met her husband at law school and ate out of two battered red bowls, through the first years of her legal career in New York, to when she moved to Los Angeles to start a family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Cynthia's life has changed, her cooking has become more diverse. She shares recipes that celebrate both the commonalities and the diversity of cultures: her mother-in-law's spicy Korean-inspired take on Hawaiian poke, a sticky sesame peanut pie that combines Chinese peanut sesame brittle with the decadence of a Southern pecan pie, and a grilled cheese topped with a crisp fried egg and fiery kimchi. And of course, she shares the basics: how to make soft, pillowy steamed buns, savory pork dumplings, and a simple fried rice that can form the base of any meal. Asian food may have a reputation for having long ingredient lists and complicated instructions, but Cynthia makes it relatable, avoiding hard-to-find ingredients or equipment, and breaking down how to bring Asian flavors home into your own kitchen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbove all, Cynthia believes that food can bring us together around the same table, no matter where we are from. The message at the heart of \u003ci\u003eA Common Table\u003c\/i\u003e is that the food we make and eat is rarely the product of one culture or moment, but is richly interwoven--and though some dishes might seem new or different, they are often more alike than they appear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia Chen McTernan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 163565002X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635650020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodale Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 8.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018 pg. 88","brand":"Cynthia Chen McTernan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994411958527,"sku":"9781635650020","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2491d973-f725-4f06-81dd-ee3829c579b6.jpg?v=1683329995","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-common-table-cynthia-chen-mcternan-9781635650020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}