{"product_id":"down-south-east-a-chinese-american-cookbook","title":"Down South + East: A Chinese American Cookbook","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRon Hsu\u003c\/b\u003e is the culinary director and a partner in his Michelin-starred restaurant Lazy Betty. His upbringing in a restaurant family led him to become a leader in New York's culinary industry as the executive chef of Le Colonial and the creative director of Eric Ripert's three-Michelin-starred Le Bernardin. Beyond the restaurants, Hsu was featured on the Netflix cooking series \n\u003ci\u003eThe Final Table\u003c\/i\u003e, and is a strong voice for those in the restaurant profession, advocating for racial and gender justice as well as equitable pay across the industry. \n\u003cb\u003eHugh Amano \u003c\/b\u003eis a chef and writer. He was the creative consultant and opening sous chef at Chicago's exploration of Macanese cuisine, Fat Rice, and the coauthor of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Fat Rice, Let's Make Ramen!, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e Let's Make Dumplings!\u003c\/i\u003e Amano is a graduate of the University of Colorado and New England Culinary Institute. \n\u003cb\u003eEric Ripert\u003c\/b\u003e is the chef and co-owner of three-Michelin-star New York restaurant Le Bernardin, the vice chairman of the board of City Harvest, and the author of several cookbooks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Consider this book a reframing of the expected labels of food as 'Asian' or 'Southern' and an inspiration--there are no limitations to what can define a certain cuisine and make it great.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003efrom the foreword by Eric Ripert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Down South + East, \u003c\/i\u003ea unique mix of Southern comfort, French technique, and Asian influence, is an exciting take on how food tells stories and a great addition to any home cook's shelf.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristen Kish, chef, television host, and bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With\u003ci\u003e Down South + East, \u003c\/i\u003e Chef Hsu has brought two of my favorite culinary worlds together in a smooth, natural synthesis that makes me wonder why we haven't been cooking these dishes all along.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlton Brown, chef, television personality, and bestselling author of the Good Eats series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ron Hsu is one of the best chefs in America, and in \u003ci\u003eDown South + East\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ehe shows us why. This food is gorgeous, delicious, and simple to execute.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Zimmern, chef, writer, and television host\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ron Hsu is one of the most talented chefs I've ever met. His recipes aren't just about food--they're about family, hard work, and love. That's what makes this cookbook a true slam dunk.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDominique Wilkins, NBA Hall of Famer and chairman of KultureCity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChinese American chef Ron Hsu shares original recipes exploring innovative Asian-influenced dishes via the rich larder of the American South in his debut cookbook, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDown South + East\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith mouthwatering ingredient combinations, a fresh take on Southern food, and comforting-yet-creative recipes, \u003ci\u003eDown South + East \u003c\/i\u003ehelps home cooks across the country look at everyday ingredients in new ways and discover exciting possibilities for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRon Hsu grew up a restaurant kid, surrounded by the delicious smells and flavors of Chinese food at Hunan Village, a set of seven restaurants his parents ran in Georgia from 1980 to 2008. Now, with culinary school, seven years at the world-famous Le Bernardin--where he moved from line cook to creative director--and his Michelin-starred restaurant Lazy Betty under his belt, Hsu is more than ready to share his recipes inspired by his Chinese childhood in the American South.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe delicious results include recipes like cornbread made with deeply flavored lap cheong (Chinese sausage) standing in for pork cracklins and char siu style pork lacquered with a sorghum syrup-bourbon glaze. Laced with ginger, the potlikker of gently braised watercress can throw down with that of any collard greens, and a soy sauce and shiitake mushroom gravy enhances traditional meatloaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deep section on the Southern and Chinese pantry sets the stage for the recipes to come, exploring the ingredients most common in both cuisines--from pork, rice, peanuts, okra, cabbage, and peaches to sorghum, ketchup, soy sauce, and five spice--and redefining what is considered Southern food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eRipert, Eric\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEric Ripert\u003c\/b\u003e is the chef and co-owner of the celebrated restaurant Le Bernardin in New York City. 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