Uchi: The Cookbook
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Outstanding. This Is More Than Just Food.
When I heard that Tyson Cole had written a cookbook with recipes from his world famous restaurant Uchi I knew that I would want to get a copy. What I didn't know was that the cookbook is so much more than just recipes.Those of you who have spent time cooking from or at least browsing through top of the line cookbooks will know what I am about to mention. You obtain certain kinds of cookbooks and they are beautiful but the presentations and procedures are so out of reach that you would rather just place the cookbook on your coffee table for guests to browse through and pretend like you actually cooked out of it. The cool thing about Uchi: The Cookbook is that it is both a visual explosion and yet accessible even to the novice Japanese cook.Tyson's vision for this cookbook was to literally have the pictures of the food "jump out" at the reader. This visual seduction is what originally drove Tyson into the arms of Japanese cooking in the first place. A...
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Product Description
For chef Tyson Cole, sushi has always been more than just food; it's an expression of his love and respect for Japanese culture. Having now devoted more than a decade of his life to the skill, art, and discipline of being a sushi chef, Cole's sole purpose is simple: to create the perfect bite.
Cole delivers that perfect bite every day at Uchi, his Austin restaurant. Since 2003, Uchi has received national acclaim for stretching beyond the borders of traditional Japanese sushi. "Ingredients and flavors from all over the world are easily accessible now," Cole says. "The cuisine I create is playfully multicultural, mixing the Japanese tradition with tastes that inspire me." Uchi's prominence in the evolution of Japanese cuisine has garnered the restaurant four James Beard Award nominations, as well as a spot for Cole on Food and Wine magazine's list of "Best New Chefs."
With their first cookbook, the team at Uchi invites sushi lovers and novices alike to explore their gastronomic boundaries with some of the restaurant's most celebrated recipes: a crisp melon gazpacho adorned with luscious morsels of poached lobster, for instance, or the polenta custard, corn sorbet, and corn milk dessert--a blissful homage to summer corn. Uchi: The Cookbook also presents the story of Tyson Cole, from dishwasher to restaurant owner; an account of the current state of American sushi; and a primer on the ins and outs of this sophisticated, yet artful cuisine.
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Great but needed better editing!
This is a really great cookbook, especially for anyone who loves Uchi and wants to learn more about Tyson's philosophy about food, etc. I was a bit disappointed that several of the recipes have left out components entirely (ie, the soil for the polenta custard that has been served at Uchiko and is even in the picture of the dessert in the book, but not included in the recipe) and that often the measurements given for the desserts are messed up (ie, look at the coffee panna cotta with mango yolk, it tells you multiple times for 12 ounces cups of X ingredient). Its especially disheartening in the pastry section--where precise measurement is a necessity. I think they changed the recipes to ounces rather than cups to make smaller portions and just screwed up the editing. For some of the other dishes (non-pastry) you can tell the portions were converted smaller but the sauces or other components were not--so you kinda have to find your way after making each recipe a couple of times. So...
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Looking forward to visiting Austin!
Great cookbook - best part is how Mr. Cole describes his reasoning behind his techniques and dishes. It was nice to read about his philosophy on how to order and enjoy sushi, rather than treat this remarkable delicacy as 'fast food.' Far too often, diners order sushi in bulk, making other diners have to wait as the chef has to make the large orders before progressing to the next one. I enjoyed his take on many classic Japanese dishes, and really do look forward to the day when I may enjoy his restaurant and experience.
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