{"product_id":"buttermilk-graffiti-edward-lee-9781579659004","title":"Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner, 2019 James Beard Award for Best Book of the Year in Writing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, 2019 IACP Award, Literary Food Writing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Food Book of the Year by the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, BookRiot, and more\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSemifinalist, Goodreads Choice Awards \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Thoughtful, well researched, and truly moving. Shines a light on what it means to cook and eat American food, in all its infinitely nuanced and ever-evolving glory.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Anthony Bourdain \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e American food is the story of mash-ups. Immigrants arrive, cultures collide, and out of the push-pull come exciting new dishes and flavors. But for Edward Lee, who, like Anthony Bourdain or Gabrielle Hamilton, is as much a writer as he is a chef, that first surprising bite is just the beginning. What about the people behind the food? What about the traditions, the innovations, the memories? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A natural-born storyteller, Lee decided to hit the road and spent two years uncovering fascinating narratives from every corner of the country. There's a Cambodian couple in Lowell, Massachusetts, and their efforts to re-create the flavors of their lost country. A Uyghur caf  in New York's Brighton Beach serves a noodle soup that seems so very familiar and yet so very exotic--one unexpected ingredient opens a window onto an entirely unique culture. A beignet from Caf  du Monde in New Orleans, as potent as Proust's madeleine, inspires a narrative that tunnels through time, back to the first Creole cooks, then forward to a Korean rice-flour \u003ci\u003ehoedduck\u003c\/i\u003e and a beignet dusted with matcha. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sixteen adventures, sixteen vibrant new chapters in the great evolving story of American cuisine. And forty recipes, created by Lee, that bring these new dishes into our own kitchens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1579659004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781579659004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Artisan Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Edward Lee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050334253311,"sku":"9781579659004","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b27ddf4-7c74-44ea-897e-a811b05fa6e3.jpg?v=1685006621","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/buttermilk-graffiti-edward-lee-9781579659004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}