A New Napa Cuisine: [A Cookbook]

This is a beautiful glimpse into a talented chef and his deep personal connection to food and his surroundings.From the texture of the cover, to the thick pages containing the personal narratives, photos, and recipes, "A New Napa Cuisine" is an earthy connection to Christopher Kostow, his experiences in Napa, and his connection to the community and landscape through food. The writing style is both modest and descriptive in a wonderful way.But let me get on to the recipes! This book contains some really impressive recipes - each simply titled by the names of the major food components of the dish. The recipes have accompanying photographs that are stunning in presentation.The recipes in this book are not for the amateur chef. Many require some difficult to find ingredients and/or specialized equipment to prepare.I recommend this book for foodies as a beautiful read and for chefs who enjoy modernist cooking and the process of creating an elegant and unique dish.

I purchased this book for my son who will be graduating from Culinary next fall. He loves everything about the book. It's a great addition to his culinary library!

Nice addition to my 3,000 cookbook library.

Since I know Chef Chrisopher, I just had to have his book. The recipes are a bit beyond me, but I will attempt some of them.

Beautiful with great recipes. Inspirational for any cook.

Great restaurant but the book is printed on the cheapest paper and the photos look bad they suffer from lack of clarity:(

Beautiful book, nice addition to my collection. Net really for home cooks, but good read for chefs or enthusiast.

Great book, even better if you've been to his restaurant.