COCINA Y BEBIDA

An illustrated travel guide to the finest wine châteaus of Bordeaux’s Grands Crus Classés 1855 classification.

There’s a line between Northern Baja and Southern California but nature knows no such borders and, neither does food nor the people. Baja’s food culture has long influenced Southern California and vice versa. The fish taco may be San Diego’s signature dish but it comes from Baja and the streets of Tijuana, sport nearly as many takes on the hot dog as on the taco. The Baja region has a wealth of distinctive ingredients from the ocean and the land such as: the fish of Popotla, San Diego’s sea urchins, the wine of the Valle de Guadalupe, California artichokes or the ubiquitous avocados on both sides of the border., Baja chefs, street stand vendors and home cooks use these ingredients and flavors to create dishes from old homes elsewhere. The mission of this book is to help it be the next big thing out of your kitchen. Featuring a mix of both traditional and modern takes on signature Baja dishes, such as: Crab with Pickled Asparagus in Guajillo –Pork Broth; Cantaloupe Aguachile al Estilo de Californios, Puerto Nuevo-style Lobster Tortas; Golden Beet Pozole; and Smoked Pulled Lamb Shoulder with Seared Tomatillo.

Celebrating chicken’s central place in the world’s culinary repertoire, this book gathers more than 1,000 recipes along with anecdotes, stories, and trivia from every continent. The recipes span the entire spectrum from family celebrations to intimate dinners and quick snacks to street food, and include variations from restaurant-style preparations to traditional home cooking. For the home cook, this book is a tireless source of inspiration for how to prepare chicken. Organized by region and country, each recipe comes with complementary recipes such as side dishes, sauces, condiments, or beverages, as well as alternate preparations and variations. Between the main recipes, their variations, and the sides, the book contains nearly 4,000 recipes. Of particular note is the marginalia that accompanies each recipe: historical anecdotes, information on particular chicken breeds or regional landraces, cultural information, and trivia—both serious as well as amusing. Domesticated long ago, the chicken—which can still be found in the wild in India—joined humankind in spreading across the globe. It is ubiquitous, but it is also a culinary star—truly indispensable.

Cocina exquisita y muy diversa que abarcamultitud de tradiciones culinarias de China: bao, dim sums, ha kao, won ton, arroz frito, fideos de sésamo, patatas agridulces, ternera con cebolla, cerdo caramelizado, bacalao a las cinco especias, gambas con anacardos, mooncakes, tarta al vapor… Recetas imprescindibles y otras más originales, sin olvidar toda la información básica y cultural de China: costumbres a la hora de comer, cultura del té, recetas para celebraciones, alimentación según la medicina china…

Ya sean unos gnocchi alla genovese —«una excusa para comer pesto»—, un lenguado au vert o un delicioso helado de grosella, para Elizabeth David «verano» es sinónimo de alimentos frescos y de temporada; de recetas sabrosas y ligeras al paladar; de cocina auténtica, preparada sin prisas y con amor al prójimo, que traslade los sabores del huerto, el campo y el mar hasta la cocina y la mesa del comedor. Así, Cocina de verano, un exquisito recetario escrito en 1955, es un compañero indispensable para celebrar los meses más cálidos del año. En sus páginas encontraremos platos de todos los rincones del mundo, así como capítulos sobre hierbas aromáticas, mermeladas y conservas y sobre cómo preparar un picnic de mantel o un almuerzo improvisado durante los días de vacaciones.

Casi nunca tenemos tiempo para cocinar. Pero no por ello dejamos de soñar con platos originales, que a la vez resulten apetitosos, sencillos de preparar y que, además, sean aptos para todos los gustos y bolsillos. Karlos Arguiñano lo sabe y, por eso, el recetario que tienes entre las manos reivindica esa cocina, hecha en casa, que se puede elaborar fácilmente, pero sin perder la capacidad de sorprender a los tuyos.