A Baker's Odyssey: Celebrating Time-Honored Recipes from Ameria's Rich Immigrant Heritage [With DVD-ROM]
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A unique cookbook that celebrates America's many ethnic baking traditions-complete with a DVD featuring hands-on baking instructions
Visiting the home kitchens of more than five dozen of America's master immigrant bakers, award-winning cookbook author Greg Patent discovered the baking secrets of 30 cultures around the world, from Austria, Norway, and Italy to Mexico, India, and Nigeria. The more than 130 recipes he shares in the book represent the best of each culture's beloved culinary heritage-and celebrate the marvelous gastronomic diversity of America today. With detailed notes on the origins and significance of each recipe, 32 beautiful color photographs, and a DVD that walks readers through selected baking techniques, A Baker's Odyssey is a bountiful gift for bakers everywhere.
Greg Patent (Missoula, MT) is a veteran baker, cooking teacher, and cookbook author whose books include the James Beard Award-winning Baking in America (978-0-618-04831-1).