Girl in the Kitchen: How a Top Chef Cooks, Thinks, Shops, Eats & Drinks

Stephanie Izard

Chronicle Books, Oct 5, 2011 - Cooking - 256 pages

Stephanie Izard knows how to inspire, captivate, and cook up a storm. Fan favorite and the first and only woman to win on TV's Top Chef, she's also the chef and owner of the acclaimed Girl & the Goat restaurant in Chicago. The Girl in the Kitchen collects more than 100 of Izard's best recipes, from innovative appetizers like Asian-Spiced English Peas to luscious desserts like Quince and Fig Cobbler with Vanilla Mascarpone. Beautifully photographed and bursting with flavor, personality, and insights into the top chef's process including where she finds her cooking muses, how she shops for food, and which beers and wines she chooses to accompany her meals this book represents the culmination of a craft and provides inspiration that reaches far beyond the kitchen walls.

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Review: Girl in the Kitchen: How a Top Chef Cooks, Thinks, Shops, Eats & Drinks

User Review  - Bevin - Goodreads

I love this book. The pictures are gorgeous & the writing is clear. If you can get past the misspelt word in the introduction (which I did), you'll be immersed in Stephanie Izard's wonderful world. I ...

Review: Girl in the Kitchen: How a Top Chef Cooks, Thinks, Shops, Eats & Drinks

User Review  - Terri Jacobson - Goodreads

This cookbook is by the Season 4 Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard, who has restaurants in Chicago. The book is outstanding. Excellent, well-written recipes for fresh salads, interesting starters, yummy ...

About the author

Stephanie Izard was named Top Chef in season four of the award-winning Bravo series, and is now chef/owner of Girl & the Goat in Chicago.

Heather Shouse is a Chicago-based reporter for Food & Wine and the Eat & Drink editor of Time Out Chicago.

Dan Goldberg is a Chicago-based food and lifestyle photographer. His work for Chronicle Books includes Latin Grill.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Girl in the Kitchen: How a Top Chef Cooks, Thinks, Shops, Eats & Drinks
• Author: Stephanie Izard
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2011
• ISBN: 0811874478, 9780811874472
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Cooking / General