{"product_id":"adventures-in-starry-kitchen-nguyen-tran-9780062438546","title":"Adventures in Starry Kitchen: 88 Asian-Inspired Recipes from America's Most Famous Underground Restaurant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe behind-the-scenes story of America's most famous underground restaurant, featuring more than eighty-eight deceptively simple and unbelievably delicious pan-Asian recipes and dozens of luscious full color photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2008, as the American economy cratered, newly unemployed Nguyen Tran and his newly unemployed wife-to-be, Thi, opened an off-the-grid eatery in their small Los Angeles studio apartment. Word of their fabulous food quickly spread, turning their culinary \"speakeasy,\" Starry Kitchen, into an underground sensation--and the #1 Asian fusion restaurant in L.A. on Yelp. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThreatened by the city's health inspector, Nguyen and Thi transformed Starry Kitchen into an acclaimed and wildly popular pop-up restaurant in a downtown sushi joint. But their success was only beginning. As their clientele exploded, thanks to raves in the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, Nguyen and Thi moved to a bigger space of their own in Chinatown, where they helped make the neighborhood the epicenter of L.A.'s burgeoning food scene. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdventures in Starry Kitchen\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles Starry Kitchen's DIY evolution--\"this beautiful accident gone right\"--the mayhem, mishaps, misdemeanors, milestones, and amazing meals that have contributed to (and nearly derailed) its success. As they tell their story, the Trans share more than eighty-eight easy-to-follow pan-Asian recipes--mouthwatering and flavorful comfort cuisine, including Claypot Striped Bass, Buttermilk Beer Beignets, Singaporean Chili Crab, Double-Fried Chicken Wings and, of course, Starry Kitchen's trademark Crispy Tofu Balls. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're cooking for two, four, or sixty, \u003cem\u003eAdventures in Starry Kitchen\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates you don't have to be a desperately hip (or even trained) chef to master sensational modern food that will amaze and delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nguyen Tran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062438549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062438546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 7.60w x 0.90d","brand":"Nguyen Tran","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913297166591,"sku":"9780062438546","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_301be088-8aac-4160-881a-9da1792e206c.jpg?v=1680617844","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/adventures-in-starry-kitchen-nguyen-tran-9780062438546","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}