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Publication
Clarkson Potter (2009), Edition: Illustrated, 304 pages
Description
The highly anticipated first cookbook from the hottest, most respected culinary star today, "Momofuku" sheds light on the phenomenon of Chang's food and his four wildly popular restaurants.
Media reviews
In both food and tone, “Momofuku” encapsulates an exciting moment in New York dining. In 20 years, when we’re all eating McKimchi burgers and drinking cereal milk, we’ll look back fondly on the time when neurotic indie stoners and their love of Benton’s bacon changed the culinary
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User reviews
LibraryThing member TheoSmit
This book suffers from some of the same things I have noticed before with high end cooking.
The book is in 3 parts each detailing 1 of his 3 restaurants:
Noodle bar; a low brow eatery with highly flavoured food. Simple and tasty. I really loved that part.
ssäm bar; middle brow restaurant. Had some
Ko; high brow restaurant in with the dictates of culinary fashion. Boring, no fun, no flavour.
If I were to live in New York I'd go out of my way to eat at Noodle bar. But the other two? Don't think so.
The problem for me with high end cooking is that what food gains in refinement it loses in taste and they all offer more or less the same food.
I have eaten at starred restaurants and I have yet to have a reaaly good meal there.
The book is in 3 parts each detailing 1 of his 3 restaurants:
Noodle bar; a low brow eatery with highly flavoured food. Simple and tasty. I really loved that part.
ssäm bar; middle brow restaurant. Had some
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good things, but for the rest, noKo; high brow restaurant in with the dictates of culinary fashion. Boring, no fun, no flavour.
If I were to live in New York I'd go out of my way to eat at Noodle bar. But the other two? Don't think so.
The problem for me with high end cooking is that what food gains in refinement it loses in taste and they all offer more or less the same food.
I have eaten at starred restaurants and I have yet to have a reaaly good meal there.
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LibraryThing member MmeRose
Interesting reading, but less interesting recipes for a two person family. I may get it from the library when planning a party, however, or dinner for a group.
LibraryThing member jontseng
A great devil-may-care chefbook. Notable for pork belly/pork buns recipe.
LibraryThing member Auntie-Nanuuq
This is the book we've been waiting for. I could have done with less editorial comment & narrative (-1 star) but these are the recipes that we salivate for when anyone mentions Momofuku.
Pork belly, pork shoulder, ramen, ramen base, pickles, saam... from Noodle Bar, Saam, & Ko; it is all here, and I
I do not want to have to make it, except the pork belly & pork shoulder, because I want easy food.
The recipes are not so easy because they take quite a few original handmade fresh sauces.
The format might have been easier to read & follow in a larger font with only the actual recipe on the page omitting the narration from the previous page.
The photos are gorgeous and made me drool, longing for just a taste (or several) of the presented offerings.
Pork belly, pork shoulder, ramen, ramen base, pickles, saam... from Noodle Bar, Saam, & Ko; it is all here, and I
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want to eat most all of it..I do not want to have to make it, except the pork belly & pork shoulder, because I want easy food.
The recipes are not so easy because they take quite a few original handmade fresh sauces.
The format might have been easier to read & follow in a larger font with only the actual recipe on the page omitting the narration from the previous page.
The photos are gorgeous and made me drool, longing for just a taste (or several) of the presented offerings.
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Awards
James Beard Foundation Award (Nominee — 2010)
Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year (Lifestyle — 2009)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
304 p.; 10.3 inches
ISBN
030745195X / 9780307451958