Appetites: A Cookbook

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Since then he has settled (kind of) into family life and is cooking for the people he loves rather than people who pay. Some years ago, I was watching "Turner Classic Movies", and the host, Robert Osborne, had celebrity guests on to recommend their favorite movies of all time.

I like an acid counterpart so added sliced peperoncini to an open-faced sandwich on rustic sourdough bread. I don't have hours to make dinner, I don't have easy access to special ingredients, and I value health in my cooking above taste (although I absolutely believe you can have them both).And moving the giant heavy grill pan laden with chicken from the stove to the oven is tricky business. This was a great read over the holiday weekend and it's perfect for cozy, comforting recipes now that the weather is getting cold. I love how Bourdain says to cook the mushrooms until they start "squeaking" when moved around the pan--and they really do! This is a man who has declared the club sandwich as Americas Enemy and wants you to understand the principles of Bad Sandwich Theory.

According to the introduction to his eagerly-awaited new cookbook Appetites, he is also someone with a "psycho–Ina Garten–like need to feed the people around me," "obsessive-compulsive in my work habits and anally retentive in ways that you’d find ideal in a professional brunch cook, but probably disturbing in a husband or parent.Seafood is his kryptonite so it makes sense that's where the heart of the book lies, but he makes room for comfort foods like mac' n cheese and biscuits and gravy.