Alan Wong's New Wave Luau: Recipes from Honolulu's Award-Winning Chef [A Cookbook]

Wong, Alan,Harrisson, John

ISBN 10: 0898159636 / ISBN 13: 9780898159639

Published by Ten Speed Press, 1999

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Title: Alan Wong's New Wave Luau: Recipes from ...

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

Now in Paperback!Born in Japan and raised on Honolulu, Alan Wong is one of Hawaii's top chefs and a major influence in creating a unified and distinctive regional cuisine. Wong led the way in capturing the essential flavors and exceptional cultural diversity of his home, earning him a prestigious James Beard nomination for Best Regional Chef. In a unique triumph of East-West style, ALAN WONG'S NEW WAVE LUAU showcases Alan's signature blend of Pacific-Rim styles. His genre-bending fare combines Western culinary techniques with the flavors of China, Japan, Hawaii, and beyond—with tantalizing and innovative results. With delicacies such as Lobster Won-Ton Ravioli in a Curry Potato Sauce and Kona Mocha Brûlée, ALAN WONG'S NEW WAVE LUAU delivers these incredible indulgences to the home cook.

More than 20,000 copies sold in hardcover.Reviews“[A] leading practitioner of Hawaiian regional cooking. Wong is renowned for transforming island staples . . . into elaborately presented fare.”—Bon Appétit“Alan Wong is the master blaster of Hawaiian eats . . . using the basic building blocks of native Hawaiian luau cooking . . . to construct a devastatingly delicious alternative universe of his own.”—Gourmet

About the Author:

JOHN HARRISSON has co-authored cookbooks with many of America’s leading chefs, including Mark Miller, Roy Yamaguchi, and Hubert Keller. He lives in Hawaii.
ALAN WONG is regarded as one of the best chefs in Hawaii. A winner of the 1996 James Beard Foundation’s award for Best Regional Chef for the Pacific Northwest, he trained with legendary chef André Soltner at New York’s Lutèc before opening his own restaurant in Honolulu.