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Elizabeth Street Cafe
Hardback
Main Details
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Elizabeth Street Cafe
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tom Moorman
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By (author) Larry McGuire
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By (author) Julia Turshen
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:240 | Dimensions(mm): Height 270,Width 205 |
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Category/Genre | Cookery, food and drink National and regional cuisine |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780714873954
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Classifications | Dewey:641.59597 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Phaidon Press Ltd
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Imprint |
Phaidon Press Ltd
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Publication Date |
23 October 2017 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
French-inspired Vietnamese cooking from the cultural hub of Austin, Texas - recommended by everyone from locals to Bon Appetit to The New York Times to goop. "A Vietnamese cafe plus French bakery, Elizabeth Street Cafe combines the best of two worlds." -goop Elizabeth Street Cafe - a celebrated eatery with a devoted following - features French-inspired Vietnamese cooking. Chefs Tom Moorman and Larry McGuire share 100 recipes of beautiful and delicious Vietnamese fare and French baked goods - from Spicy Breakfast Fried Rice and Eggs to Green Jungle Curry Noodles, and Palm Sugar Ice Cream to Toasted Coconut Cream Puffs. The cafe is always bustling, day and night, inside and outdoors, and it is one of the most photographed restaurants in Austin, Texas.
Author Biography
Tom Moorman is a fourth-generation Texan, raised on a cattle ranch in Brady and in San Antonio. He worked with sea turtles in Costa Rica and studied in Puerto Rico, Spain, and Italy, where he met his wife Lauren. After time in Montreal, he returned to Texas in 2004 and landed in Austin. he then became friends and business partners with Larry McGuire. They opened Lamberts in 2006, followed by Perla's, Elizabeth Street Cafe, Fresa's, Clark's, Jeffrey's, Josephine House, and June's All Day. Tom and his family, including daughter Paloma, spend their free time on Austin's trails and water. Larry McGuire is a native Austinite who dropped out of the University of Texas to cook full time and open restaurants in 2003. He formed McGuire Moorman Hospitality with Tom Moorman in 2009 and they have continued to create some of Austin's favorite restaurants. Larry has a passion for design and tries to preserve and perpetuate the Austin spirit with which he grew up. Larry also owns and operates ByGeorge, an Austin retail institution established in 1979. Julia Turshen is the author of Small Victories, named a Best Cookbook by The New York Times. She co-authored Spain... A Culinary Road Trip with Mario Batali, It's All Good with Gwyneth Paltrow, Mastering My Mistakes in the Kitchen with Dana Cowin, plus The Kimchi Chronicles, Hot Bread Kitchen, The Fat Radish Kitchen Diaries, and Buvette. She hosted two seasons of Radio Cherry Bombe and has written for Vogue, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Saveur, Self, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. She lives in upstate New York with her wife, dogs, and cat.
Reviews"Vietnamese might not be the first cuisine you think of when eating in Austin, but for banh mi on house-baked bread and hangover-curing pho in oh-so-cool digs, Elizabeth Street Cafe could change your thinking." -Bon Appetit "Elizabeth Street Cafe in South Austin? Takes everyday French and Vietnamese foods - pho, banh mi, croissants, and macarons - and elevates them. Tables are topped with vintage silverware." -The New York Times
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