NUTRITION AUTHOR
Alexie Rendon
A TASTE OF AUSTIN n Whatever food craving you have, here are some top cookbooks by Austin authors to add to your kitchen counter.
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magine if you could eat and drink your way around Austin from the comfort of your home with dishes prepared by your own hands. Now, you can! Thanks to these local authors, anyone can enjoy Austin’s unique food experience by way of cookbooks.
The Peached Tortilla: Modern Asian Comfort Food From Tokyo to Texas
KENNY BRAUN
Jack Allen’s Kitchen: Celebrating the Tastes of Texas
Often, the artful balance of foods found on menus everywhere can be traced back to the unique lived experiences and multiple cultures. The Peached Tortilla is no exception. After leaving a career in law to pursue his passion for food, Eric Silverstein started small with a food truck serving his version of Asian favorites. The Peached Tortilla has since grown into a highly successful business. The cookbook and memoir share Sliverstein’s lived experience through food. Recipes pay homage to the time he spent living in Japan, influences from his Chinese mother and recipes that date back to the beginning of his food truck days up to now as chef of multiple restaurants. You won’t go hungry with this one!
For Jack Allen Gilmore, owner of Jack Allen’s Kitchen, few things are greater than good ol’ Texan hospitality and delicious food made with locally sourced ingredients. Since 2009, Jack Allen’s Kitchen has been serving classic southern favorites with a southeastern twist. Gilmore prides himself on honoring the hard work of local farmers by cooking with their fresh produce in all of his restaurants. “Years ago, I remember standing at the farmers market listening to customers ask the farmers how and what they should cook with their produce,” Gilmore says. “This is where the idea for the cookbook got started.” Organized by season, Gilmore hopes his cookbook will inspire readers to cook with in-season ingredients and fresh produce sourced from local farmers.
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