The Blue Tomato: The Inspirations Behind the Cuisine of Alan Wong

About this book

Eleven years after publishing his much-acclaimed first cookbook Alan Wongs New Wave Luau Hawaiis master chef has new stories to tell and fresh recipes to share with his legions of devotees. The Blue Tomato: The Inspirations Behind the Cuisine of Alan Wong features 70 memorable dishes representing the best of Chef Alan his innovative menus and the creative cooks and staff members who develop and refine them. With stunning food photography and more than 200 individual recipes The Blue Tomato confirms Chef Alans place at the leading edge of the culinary arts. Here are time-proven favorites inventive new dishes and ingenious adaptations of the multi-ethnic fare of the Pacific Rim. More than just a cookbook The Blue Tomato is a testament to Alan Wongs conviction that anything is possible in todays culinary arenawith the right mix of creativity persistence and innovative thinking. Chef Alan presents a fresh new approach to cooking and menu planningan indispensable guide for the home cook and at the same time a collectors-edition blueprint for the evolution of contemporary cuisine.