Gjelina : Cooking from Venice, California
By Travis Lett
2015 • Chronicle Books
$37.50
Description
Gjelina in Venice Beach, California, is lauded by critics from London to New York to San Francisco. It is beloved by stars, locals, and out-of-towners alike for its seductive simplicity and seasonal, vegetable-centric New American menu created by talented chef Travis Lett.
The Gjelina cookbook captures the vibe and allure of the restaurant with 125 easy-to-follow recipes for utterly delicious salads, toasts, pizzas, vegetable and grain dishes, pastas, fish and meat mains, and desserts that have had fans clamoring for a table since the original location burst onto the scene in 2008.
Mouthwatering recipes include:
The Gjelina cookbook captures the vibe and allure of the restaurant with 125 easy-to-follow recipes for utterly delicious salads, toasts, pizzas, vegetable and grain dishes, pastas, fish and meat mains, and desserts that have had fans clamoring for a table since the original location burst onto the scene in 2008.
Mouthwatering recipes include:
- Broccoli rabe pesto
- Grilled kale with shallot-yogurt dressing and toasted hazelnuts
- Smoked trout salad with grapefruit and avocado
- Mushroom toast
- Baby radishes with black olive and anchovy aioli
- Ricotta gnocchi with cherry tomato pomodoro
- Chickpea stew with tomato, turmeric, yogurt, and harissa
- Steaks with smoky tomato butter and cipollini
- Strawberry-rhubarb polenta crisp
- And much more
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